Motif
Burial death song
burial_death_song
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
afro caribbean
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Jamaica Anansi Stories WITTICISMS. / SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES. / INDEX TO INFORMANTS. / NOTES; lines 14755-14952 confidence: high
“The song sung is the Koromanti Death Song, always used by the Maroons at a burial.”
The Koromanti Death Song is said to be always used by the Maroons at burial.
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