Folk lore and proverbs - description and analysis of folk tales, with actual examples in Chopi and English, including various versions of the Gilgamesh epic (story of creation and the flood), and Lenge riddles

Early drafts of chapter for Earthy's publication, 'Valenge women: the social and economic life of the Valenge women of Portuguese East Africa'. Typed and manuscript notes, mostly in English, but some in Lenge/Chopi.


Order number: MS 380515, Earthy, Box 3
Date(s) of creation: n.d. [c.1931 - 1933
Level: File
Format: Archive           

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description Early drafts of chapter for Earthy's publication, 'Valenge women: the social and economic life of the Valenge women of Portuguese East Africa'. Typed and manuscript notes, mostly in English, but some in Lenge/Chopi.
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