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Amadou Hampate Ba (transcribed)

West AfricaPre-colonial Oral TraditionsFolklore
Kaidara
1969
Amadou Hampate Ba (transcribed)

Three hunters journey to the underground kingdom of Kaidara, god of gold and knowledge. Only the one who grasps that wisdom must be earned escapes transformed. A Fulani philosophical poem on greed, patience, and sacred knowledge.

West AfricaFolklore