British Indian Ocean Territory · Folktales and oral traditions
Documented transfer
Related telling or shared motif
Dashed lines show parallels. Direction is shown where a source documents the transfer.
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British Indian Ocean Territory
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 0
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 1
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
This entry linked to the Chagos Archipelago is a narrative song performed in Mauritius by Maudea Saminaden. The University of Edinburgh archive preserves the performance. A 2019 UNESCO inscription documents the wider Chagos sega tambour tradition of song and dance.
Tales in the Atlas
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| I Was Thirteen in Chagos | Mauritius British Indian Ocean Territory |