Temne
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- adjective
- Temne artists often create intricate wood carvings that depict significant cultural symbols.
- Temne twins
- Temne twin figure
- Female Temne
Examples
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Female Temne twin figure in the process of carving by Pa Aluseni Kamara.
Academic text (2008) -
First of all, the figure was collected in Rotifunk (as it is now usually written), a mainly Temne town, the head town of Bumpe Chiefdom, where the Women's Missionary Association of the United Brethren had recently established their first mission station.
Academic text (2006) -
1 Female Temne twin figure.
Academic text (2008) -
2 Female Temne twin figures. Wood, dimensions unknown.
Academic text (2008) -
Male Temne twin figure, wood, dimensions unknown.
Academic text (2008) -
Temne traditional law sees twins as inseparable, a single person.
Academic text (2008) -
Certainly, Temne parents of twins entertain fantasies about them, often negative (they cause the crops to fail by witchcraft, they can make you pregnant with twins, etc.), and they view them as a single, spiritual entity.
Academic text (2008) -
The Temne culture is rich in traditions and ceremonies that celebrate their history.
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In Sierra Leone, the Temne people have a unique language that reflects their heritage.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Temne is the name the people themselves use in Sierra Leone for their group. So as an adjective Temne means 'of or from that people', which is why we use it for their music, dance, and customs.