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Nyang Nyang Dancer, Cameroon
Carol Beckwith
African Ceremonies
Friday Harbor, United States
The most powerful protection of the Grassland Kingdoms of Cameroon come from the secret Nyang Nyang societies. Their members are covered with charcoal and oil and carry the blackend horns of the forest bongo horns. Once masked in this otherworldly guise they channel the ancestral forces, terrifying the enemy, and banishing evil spirits.
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- Title: Nyang Nyang Dancer, Cameroon
- Creator: Angela Fisher & Carol Beckwith
- Location Created: Cameroon
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