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blolo bian (figures (representations), <visual works by subject type>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Refers to spirit spouse figures made by the Baule people of West Africa, representing a man. For spouse figures representing a woman, see "blolo bla". |
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blolo bian (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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blolo bian (Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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blolo bian (German-P,D,B)
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blolo bian (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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布婁婁畢安 (男性精靈配偶像) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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bù lóu lóu bì ān (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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bu lou lou bi an (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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pu lou lou pi an (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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figura de un antepasado baulé (blolo bian) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 指西非鮑勒族所製的男性雕像,代表著丈夫的靈魂。對於代表女性靈魂的雕像,見"blolo bla"。 |
Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor beeldjes van mannelijke geest-echtgenoten, gemaakt door het Baule volk in West-Afrika. Gebruik ‘blolo bla’ voor beeldjes van vrouwelijke geest-echtgenoten. |
German ..... Bezieht sich auf eine Geistererscheinung eines Ehepartners, die vom westafrikanischen Volk der Baule hergestellt wurde und einen Mann verkörpert. Für eine Ehepartnerfigur, die eine Frau verkörpert, siehe "Blolo Bla". |
Spanish ..... Úsese para las figuras del espíritu del cónyuge masculino realizadas por el pueblo baulé de África Occidental. Para las figuras del cónyuge que representan a la mujer, use "blolo bla". |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[CDBP-SNPC Preferred, IfM-SMB-PK Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- AFRART -- 5/98 |
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Fillitz, Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Afrika (2002) 69 |
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Montoya, Colección de esculturas africanas Vicente Huidobro (s/f) 71 |
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Phillips, Africa (1995) illustration, 450 |
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Ravenhill, Dreams and Reverie (1996) 1 |
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Vogel, Baule Art (1980) 55 |
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