<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31345240</termId><termName>sono</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Iron and bronze staffs or scepters of uncertain origin and age, possibly made by the Soninke, Fulani or Fula people. They have been found in Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. They date possibly to the 17th century. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:33:06</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31360323</termId><termName>symbols of office</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31320800</termId><termName>scepters</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31324761</termId><termName>ceremonial staffs</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>