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Page 154
... variety of masks is found among the Igbo . The masks , of wood or fabric , are employed in a variety of dramas : social satires , sacred rituals ( for ancestors and invocation of the gods ) , initiation , second burials , and public ...
... variety of masks is found among the Igbo . The masks , of wood or fabric , are employed in a variety of dramas : social satires , sacred rituals ( for ancestors and invocation of the gods ) , initiation , second burials , and public ...
Page 160
... variety . The Ndebele of the Transvaal not only paint the walls of their houses , which is customary , but also decorate their enclosure walls in a variety of coloured geometric patterns ( see Figure 14 ) . Other visual arts POTTERY ...
... variety . The Ndebele of the Transvaal not only paint the walls of their houses , which is customary , but also decorate their enclosure walls in a variety of coloured geometric patterns ( see Figure 14 ) . Other visual arts POTTERY ...
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... variety . To give a simple example , the group of complex cube roots of unity has the following presentation : All expressions obtained by applying group operations to a single group variable x are taken ; i.e. , all group words in x ...
... variety . To give a simple example , the group of complex cube roots of unity has the following presentation : All expressions obtained by applying group operations to a single group variable x are taken ; i.e. , all group words in x ...
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