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Collection	Volunteer Photos
Photo Title	The Play Devil and Liberian Ingenuity
Photo Description	Music and dance are part of Liberian life. In 1972 some of the people in Kolila, Liberia where I was the first Peace Corps volunteer from 1971-1973 surprised me with a visit from the Play Devil. The sounds of one musician soon called many of the villagers to watch the play devil's beautiful movements as layers and layers of raffia flew all around him. We all took turns dancing with him. I asked the Chief if the play devil could return to entertain other Peace Corps volunteers. Each time the play devil visited the cost increased. The last time I requested him to dance there was a "Play Devil Committee" where a number of villagers made some income!
Contributor	Nadine Goyhenetche
Region	Africa Region
Country of Service	Liberia
Service Dates (Beginning)	1971
Service Dates (Ending)	1973
Sector	Education
Decade	1970s
Keywords	dance traditional dress
Resource Type	Photo
Format	JPG
Date created	2011-09-11

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