SNAKE DANCE IN TANGANYIKA.—With a shake hanging from his neck, a Sukuma dancer performs a dance while his companion (left) holds another snake. The dance is performed by members of a secret society among the Sukuma tribe in Tanganyika, partly to show their skill in handling snakes, including cobras, and partly to attract recruits to the society.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28259, 23 April 1957, Page 3
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57SNAKE DANCE IN TANGANYIKA.—With a shake hanging from his neck, a Sukuma dancer performs a dance while his companion (left) holds another snake. The dance is performed by members of a secret society among the Sukuma tribe in Tanganyika, partly to show their skill in handling snakes, including cobras, and partly to attract recruits to the society. Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28259, 23 April 1957, Page 3
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