Author:

Whiteman, Kaye  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Type:

Articles

Place:

Nyos, Lake (Cameroon)

Date:

1986

Notes:

Recounts how according to local traditions the recent disaster at Lake Nyos was a sign of the displeasure of the ancestors, rather than a natural phenomenon. Also, retells the Afo-A-Kom story.

Topic:

Afo-A-Kom (Statue)  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Call number:

DT491 .W516

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_559412