<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">déblés</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31320814</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:26:29</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">deble</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">debles</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">déblé</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">débélé</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">débélés</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pounder, rhythm</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pounders, rhythm</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rhythm pounder</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rhythm pounders</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rhythm-pounder</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rhythm-pounders</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sculpted figures of the Senufo people of Africa. They are mostly of women, though men, couples, and equestrian figures are also known, and all have thick, heavy bases. Using them in various ceremonial contexts such as funerary rites and Iô society initiations, participants grasp the figures by their arms and rhythmically pound the ground with them. ]]></dc:description></metadata>