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Explores the evolutionary connections in function, garb, and behaviour between Afro-Creole masquerades and precursors from West Africa, the British Isles, and Western Europe. Robert Wyndham Nicholls utilizes a concept of play derived from Africa to describe a range of lighthearted and ritualistic activities.

The Jumbies Playing Ground Old World Influences

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    A Paperback by Robert Wyndham Nicholls, John Nunley

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      Publisher: MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi
      Publication Date: 2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781496802477, 978-1496802477
      ISBN10: 1496802470

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      Book Synopsis
      Explores the evolutionary connections in function, garb, and behaviour between Afro-Creole masquerades and precursors from West Africa, the British Isles, and Western Europe. Robert Wyndham Nicholls utilizes a concept of play derived from Africa to describe a range of lighthearted and ritualistic activities.

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