Makonde people
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The Makonde people are a Bantu ethnic group of southeastern Tanzania and northern Mozambique, renowned for their intricate woodcarvings, masks, and rich matrilineal cultural traditions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
mapiko masks
ⓘ
ujamaa sculptures ⓘ |
| artMarket | export of carvings to international markets ⓘ |
| carvingTheme |
ancestral figures
ⓘ
family trees ⓘ spirit figures ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
cashew nuts
ⓘ
maize ⓘ sisal ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Mozambique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
initiation rites
ⓘ
mask dances ⓘ matrilineal descent ⓘ matrilocal residence ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bantu ⓘ |
| historicalRole | participation in Mozambican liberation struggle ⓘ |
| initiationRite |
female initiation seclusion
ⓘ
male circumcision rites ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intricate masks
ⓘ
sculptural art ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| language | Makonde language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| livelihood |
cash-crop agriculture
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| maskUse |
entertainment dances
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ ritual performances ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ebony wood carvings
ⓘ
household wooden objects ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Makua people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDistribution | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
northern Mozambique
ⓘ
southeastern Tanzania ⓘ |
| region |
Cabo Delgado Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindi Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mtwara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal clans ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | mapiko ⓘ |
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