The Choma Museum and Crafts Centre is a museum in
Choma, Zambia
Choma is a town that serves as the capital of the Southern Province, Zambia, Southern Province of Zambia. It is also the capital of Choma District, one of the 15 administrative districts in the province.
Geography Location
Choma lies on the Lus ...
, dedicated to preserving the heritage of the
Tonga tribe. It houses and sells traditional crafts and artifacts.
The
museum
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displays the cultural heritage of the
Tonga tribe of the
Southern Province of
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
. It houses many traditional artifacts including beadwork,
musical instruments
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,
spears
A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to t ...
, clay figurines and jewelry. The Museum's crafts projects stimulate production of local crafts such as baskets, beadwork, carving, etc. It saves to preserve the local traditional skills and providing an alternative form of income to the people of
Southern Province of Zambia. It also has a collection cultural and historical artifacts. It includes the material culture of the
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
people.
References
Museums in Zambia
Buildings and structures in Southern Province, Zambia
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