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DKH01-047_tandam_kundamba - Tandam kundambaŋ umbuyaplakay ‘Dancing upon the roots of wild yam’

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This string figure represents two women dancing at the roots of a yam. The Awiakay say that it was a spirit woman who planted this yam, and now two women are dancing at its roots, so that it will grow faster. They also say that this string figure must be from elsewhere, as it was very rare that their ancestors would plant yam. Even when they did, it would be individual plants, never whole garde...
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2018
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