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Tradition Orale: Histoire De L'Afrique Authentique

1972

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Paperback copy in French of “Tradition Orale: Histoire De L'Afrique Authentique” with 124 pages of text. The faded tan cover has black printed text with [TRADITION ORALE] at the top. There is an image of a man standing in full length garments on the left. In the center right is text which reads [HISTOIRE / DE L’AFRIQUE / AUTHENTIQUE]. At the bottom of the front cover, text reads [racontée par DEMBO KANOUTE / traduite par Tidiane SANOGHO / et Ibrahima DIALLO]. The back cover has italicized text in the center which reads [Reproduction et Traduction / interdites sans autorisation / de l’Auteur]. The center bottom of the cover reads [DEPOT LEGAL No. 2] below a small center line. The book has handwritten inscriptions.

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Catalog reference: 2016.26.5.21

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