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They are Just for Making Nyanga : Ethnosemiotic Significance of Waist Beads Among Young Women in Nigeria · Sankore

They are Just for Making Nyanga : Ethnosemiotic Significance of Waist Beads Among Young Women in Nigeria

2024African StudiesJournal

10.1080/00020184.2024.2369296 Full text3 citations

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8 authors across 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eyo MensahFirst authorCorresponding
- University of Calabar (NG)
Eyo MensahCorresponding
- University of Calabar (NG)
- University of Ghana (GH)
Eyo Mensah
- University of Ghana (GH)
Eyo MensahCorresponding
- University of Calabar (NG)
- University of Ghana (GH)
Nancy Nkansah
- University of Calabar (NG)
Eyamba O. MensahCorresponding
- University of Calabar (NG)
as printed: Eyamba Mensah
God’sgift Ogban Uwen
- University of Calabar (NG)
as printed: God’sgift Uwen
Offiong EbongSenior author
- University of Calabar (NG)

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Media, Gender, and Advertisinglevel 3 · 0.99
Fashion and Cultural Textileslevel 3 · 0.99
Gender Roles and Identity Studieslevel 3 · 0.98

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openalexseen September 9, 2026
2024 · African Studies · 3 citations
https://openalex.org/W4401123272