Ethnology, Volume 39University of Pittsburgh, 2000 - Anthropology |
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... Sigidi " was to go out an announcement was made , and all the inhabitants were warned to stay indoors from ten o - clock in the evening until dawn . And so it was observed . About midnight I awoke and called to the men sleeping on the ...
... Sigidi " was to go out an announcement was made , and all the inhabitants were warned to stay indoors from ten o - clock in the evening until dawn . And so it was observed . About midnight I awoke and called to the men sleeping on the ...
Page 216
... sigidi can be used not only to intervene in interpersonal disputes but also play a role in chieftaincy and kingship disputes ( Poyner 1990 ) . Ayo , who took pride in his reputation as an alaase , had a sigidi which he claimed to have ...
... sigidi can be used not only to intervene in interpersonal disputes but also play a role in chieftaincy and kingship disputes ( Poyner 1990 ) . Ayo , who took pride in his reputation as an alaase , had a sigidi which he claimed to have ...
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... Sigidi , a human image carved from stone that can be seen in the town of Ile- Ife , the point of origin for the Yoruba peoples according to indigenous history . The young visitor would be taken to see Baba Sigidi . . . an Ife warrior of ...
... Sigidi , a human image carved from stone that can be seen in the town of Ile- Ife , the point of origin for the Yoruba peoples according to indigenous history . The young visitor would be taken to see Baba Sigidi . . . an Ife warrior of ...
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The Spirit of the Gift | 15 |
An Examination | 73 |
Negotiating | 93 |
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