Oral Literature

West African oral-literary collections preserved with storyteller, collector, translator, and colonial mediation made explicit.

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Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria — Elphinstone Dayrell — Elphinstone Dayrell's complete 1913 collection of thirty-four mediated English-language stories from communities in the Ikom district of Southern Nigeria.
West African Folk-Tales - W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair — W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair's complete 1917 collection of thirty-six Gold Coast folk tales, including Anansi stories, the historical introduction, contents, and all twenty-six edition images.