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Aah exam 2
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
03/28/2012

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Ashanti
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A member of a people of south central Ghana.
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Bieri
Definition
wooden mortuary figure of the Fang tribe of Gabon, Africa, that traditionally guarded the skulls of deceased ancestors.
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Bilongo
Definition
prescribed medicinal ingredients
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Bukina
Definition
is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest. The country's capital is Ouagadougou.
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Orisha
Definition
Lesser but important gods
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kikaku
Definition
a three sided roof enclosure built at a crossroads near the initiation campground.
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nkanda
Definition
Celebration of the completion of the initiation rites.
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Bwami
Definition
The political system based on a voluntary association comprised of six levels/grades
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bwoom
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Yidoor
Definition
Horizontal moldded ridges (Rows in a cultivated field)
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Yoruba
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A people from Nigeria
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Sande/bondo
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society of older women who initiate younger girls into adulthood
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Nkanu
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local government area in nigera
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Nyim
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Paramount Ruler of The kuba people
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ngady mwaash
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Female Mask
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Kuba
Definition
people of the Democratic Republic of Congo nigga!
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Long Eye
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symbol put in houses meaning long life
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Kente
Definition
a royal and sacred cloth worn only in times of extreme importance
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Ghana
Definition
An African nation located in the western part of africa.
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Dama
Definition
A funeral rite
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