<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">àrokò</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>information artifacts by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>aroko</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Strings or other physical combinations of specific objects such as kola nuts, cowrie shells, pieces of textile, chalk, or bark, conveying highly allusive encoded messages. These are used  by the Yoruba of West Africa in a symbol communication system. ]]></note></mads>