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Proverb-Cloths: When Text and Image Fuse on Fabric
What oral tradition do proverb-cloths encode, and name one motif example used in this episode?
Proverb-cloths encode spoken proverbs through visual imagery on fabric. One example is Funtunfunefu Denkyemfunefu — two crocodiles sharing one stomach — which encodes a proverb about shared resources and conflict within unity.
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