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AN expedition, of which Dr. Ralph Elber, of the Institute of Egyptology and African Studies, is the leader, left Vienna, according to a communication issued by the Reichszentrale für Wissenschaftliche Berichterstattung, Berlin, early in January for Sierra Leone, whence it will proceed to Liberia for the purpose of exploring the interior of the country and observing the little-known tribes of that region. Special attention will be given to the study of the religious and magical beliefs of the tribes and their languages, which are virtually unknown. The results of this expedition should be of special interest in view of present lack of knowledge of the area, its inhabitants and natural history. It is also hoped to add to the map particulars of one of the last uncharted areas of Africa.
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Austrian Ethnographical Expedition to West Africa. Nature 133, 171 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133172b0
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