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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons
I do not think there are many turtles in Mali or Northern Nigeria  . Except the turtle image is significant throughout the whole region and beyond  . |
I have a wonderful book called "Elephant; the Animal and its Ivory in African culture" It goes region by region, and the depictions and symbology of elephants in areas where they either never lived or no longer do is fairly prevelant and very interesting.