In 1935 Brévié sent a circular to the West African administrators asking them to collect oral material, verbal art, since that would help them better understand the people of the colonies.
” 1935年布雷维耶给西非的行政官员发出了一份通告，请求他们收集口述材料，口头艺术，因为那会帮助他们更好地理解殖民地人民。