), ▁and ▁Mag dal ene . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Crow ley ▁and ▁a ▁research ▁expedition ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁travel led ▁to ▁O ru ro , ▁Boliv ia ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁major ▁car n ival ▁there . ▁ ▁M ardi ▁Gr as ▁was ▁celebrated ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Mart es ▁de ▁Ch ' alla , ▁which ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁earth ▁god dess , ▁P ach am ama . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁research ▁had ▁been ▁conducted ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁journey ▁home ▁when ▁he ▁died . ▁ ▁Crow ley ▁died ▁of ▁con gest ive ▁heart ▁failure ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁fell ▁on ▁F at ▁( Sh ro ve ) ▁T ues day , ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁ ▁I ▁Could ▁T alk ▁Old - Story ▁Good : ▁Cre ativity ▁in ▁Bah am ian ▁Fol kl ore ▁( 1 9 6 6 ; ▁repr int ed ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁ ▁African ▁Fol kl ore ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁( ed .) ▁( 1 9 7 7 , ▁French ▁edition ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁Cong ol ese ▁S cul pt ure , ▁trans . ▁Of ▁Pl ast iek ▁van ▁K ongo ▁by ▁Fr ans ▁Ol bre chts , ▁with ▁Pear l ▁Ram char an - C row ley ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁ ▁African ▁M yth ▁and