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The souls of the DogonsBook 1942 • Dieterlen, Germaine & Granka, Sherri L.
Dogon • Africa > Western Africa
The present work is part of a series of studies utilizing the various ethnographic documents collected in the French Sudan during the Griaule missions of 1931-1939, and concentrating on the Do...The Guerze conception of the beyondarticle 1947 • Germain, J. & Granka, Sherri L.
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
This document is a brief discussion of Guerze funeral practices. It specifically discusses the customs at the death of the head of a family, a canton chief or a great warrior, a sorcerer, and ...Extract from a monograph on the inhabitants of the Circle of N'Zérékoré (Guerze, Kono, Manon)article 1955 • Germain, J. & Granka, Sherri L.
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
This document is essentially a study of the material culture of the Kpelle of the Circle of N'Zérékoré(Guinea), with comparative data on the Manon and Kono. The work is divided into three majo...Dogon mottoesBook 1942 • Ganay, Solange de & Granka, Sherri L.
Dogon • Africa > Western Africa
This monograph is part of a series of ethnographic works on the Dogon of the Bandiagara Escarpment in the French Sudan based on data collected during the expeditions of Marcel Griaule (Dakar-D...The annual earnings of a Guerze familyarticle 1947 • Kourouma, Koly Kessery & Granka, Sherri L.
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
This article, written by a Kpelle chief of the Canton of Sonkolé (Nzérékoré), presents data on the annual agricultural production, income, and expenditures of a 'typical' Guerze polygamous fam...