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Nande People
The Nande or Yira are a Bantu people living in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, mostly in North Kivu ( Beni and Lubero Territories), where they constitute more than 60% of the population. They speak the Nande language and are closely related to the Konjo people of Uganda, sometimes regarded as the same people. They numbered around 12,400,000 in 2025, and are predominantly Christian. The Nande are divided into 12 clans, namely Baswagha, Basukali, Bamate, Bahira, Bakira, Bahambo, Bito, Batangi, Bahumbe, Bakumbule, Batike and Babinga. Each clan is independent and governed by its own family head, also called "king" (omukama, omughole ou omwami), while there is no common supreme king. The Nande are mainly farmers and breeders of small livestock, even if livestock farming is a prerogative of only a few large families. They grow plantains, tubers and cereals as staple foods, and coffee, cocoa, cinchona and tea for export. Other activities include fishing in nearby Lake Edwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statuettes En Argile Nandé-Africa Museum (2)
A figurine (a diminutive form of the word ''figure'') or statuette is a small, three-dimensional sculpture that represents a human, deity or animal, or, in practice, a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in many media, with clay, metal, wood, glass, and today plastic or resin the most significant. Ceramic figurines not made of porcelain are called terracottas in historical contexts. Figures with movable parts, allowing limbs to be posed, are more likely to be called dolls, mannequins, or action figures; or robots or automata, if they can move on their own. Figurines and miniatures are sometimes used in board games, such as chess, and tabletop role playing games. The main difference between a figurine and a statue is size. There is no agreed limit, but typically objects are called "figurines" up to a height of perhaps , though most types are less than high. Prehistory In China, there are extant Neolithic figurines. European prehistoric figurines of women, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantu People
The Bantu peoples are an Indigenous peoples of Africa, indigenous ethnolinguistic grouping of approximately 400 distinct native Demographics of Africa, African List of ethnic groups of Africa, ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages. The languages are native to countries spread over a vast area from West Africa, to Central Africa, Southeast Africa and into Southern Africa. Bantu people also inhabit southern areas of Northeast African states. There are several hundred Bantu languages. Depending on the definition of Dialect#Dialect or language, "language" or "dialect", it is estimated that there are between 440 and 680 distinct languages. The total number of speakers is in the hundreds of millions, ranging at roughly 350 million in the mid-2010s (roughly 30% of the demographics of Africa, population of Africa, or roughly 5% of world population, the total world population). About 90 million speakers (2015), divided into some 400 ethnic or tribal groups, are found in the Democratic Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Katwe
Lake Katwe is a Hypersaline lake, hypersaline lake located in the district of Kasese, southwestern Uganda. It is renowned for its high salt concentration and has a rich history of salt mining by local communities. Geography and formation Lake Katwe is situated within the Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field, which encompasses a group of crater lakes in the region. The lake's formation is attributed to Volcanism, volcanic activity that occurred in the area. It is connected to other lakes in the region through underground channels and shares similar chemical characteristics due to its volcanic origins. Salinity and salt mining One of the distinctive features of Lake Katwe is its hypersaline nature. The lake has a high concentration of salt and other minerals, which has made it an important site for salt mining. Local communities have been engaged in salt extraction around Lake Katwe for centuries, employing traditional methods that involve evaporating water from the lake to obtain Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
