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- ↑ McNaughton, Patrick: A Bird Dance near Saturday City: Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade, 2008, p. 88ff.
- ↑ Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali, p. 246.
- ↑ Joking Cousins in West Africa ("senankuya") | Na baro kè 10 (Video File), An ka taa, 2019-09-25, retrieved 2019-09-26
- ↑ McNaughton, p. 90.