The girl at Megrindra who always made zombi for me, 1935 - 1936
Scope and Contents
The caption below the photograph continues: 'Zombi is a delicious dish made from zaratta - a kind of spinach, and palm oil. She was always singing this little ditty which went like 'Three blind mice'. 'Ya, ho, hay / pa, po. hay / ya, oh, hay / endela pa pa gaunzi bo / cato yo yo genyi bo / ya, oh, hay'.
Dates
- Creation: 1935 - 1936
Creator
- From the Fonds: Powell, W, fl1930 - 1939 (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
General
SG.
Finding aid date
2003-06-26 12:08:29+00:00
Geographic
Repository Details
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