Teke group

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The Teke group is a cluster of closely related Bantu-speaking ethnic communities in Central Africa, primarily in the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu-speaking people
ethnic group
artForm mask-making
ritual sculpture
wood carving
colonialHistory French colonial rule in Central Africa
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
crop cassava
maize
plantains
culturalArea Western Bantu cultural zone
environment savanna-forest mosaic
tropical forest
ethnicCategory Bantu peoples NERFINISHED
Congo ethnic groups
Gabon ethnic groups
ethnolinguisticCluster cluster of closely related Bantu-speaking communities
historicalRegion Congo Basin NERFINISHED
languageBranch Teke languages
languageFamily Bantu languages
notableArtifactType Teke masks
region Central Africa
religion Christianity
socialStructure clan-based organization
subsistenceType small-scale farming
traditionalEconomy agriculture
fishing
hunting
riverine trade
traditionalPoliticalOrganization chiefdoms
traditionalReligion African traditional religion
usesLanguage Teke languages NERFINISHED

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