Black History Masked stilt dancers, such as those of the makonde of Tanzania, The most common form of dance within the indigenous traditions of africa is a team dance http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=384736
Mozambique: Map, History And Much More From Answers.com A country of southeast africa. Inhabited by Bantu peoples from the 1st century AD, The principal ethnic groups are, in the north, the Yao, makonde, http://www.answers.com/topic/mozambique
Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Government ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Map Local Time Geography Dialing Code Currency Stats WordNet Wikipedia Translations Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Mozambique Dictionary (Click to enlarge) Mozambique (Mapping Specialists, Ltd.) Mo·zam·bique mÅ zÉm-bÄk , -zÄm- A country of southeast Africa. Inhabited by Bantu peoples from the 1st century A.D. , the coast was settled by Arab traders beginning in the 8th century. The Portuguese colonized the area in the early 16th century and governed it as part of their India holdings until 1752, when a separate administrative unit was formed. It became an overseas province in 1951 and, after a decade of civil war, gained its independence in 1975. Maputo is the capital and the largest city. Population: 18,800,000 . Mo zam·bi can -bÄ kÉn var tcdacmd="cc=edu;dt"; Encyclopedia Mozambique mÅ zÉmbÄk ) , officially Republic of Mozambique, republic (1997 pop. 16,099,246), 302,659 sq mi (784,090 sq km), SE Africa. It borders on the Indian Ocean in the east; on South Africa and Swaziland in the south; on Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi in the west; and on Tanzania in the north. Maputo is the capital and largest city.
Makonde -- Encyclopædia Britannica makonde Bantuspeaking people living in northeastern Mozambique and with more than 120 different indigenous African peoples as well as small groups of http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9050242
Study Abroad Tanzania Page Over the years, in addition to indigenous African peoples, For example the makonde are famous for ebony carvings of masks, and the Masai are known for http://info.iiepassport.org/Archive/TanzaniaIIE.html
Extractions: TANZANIA FAST FACTS: POPULATION: 35,922,454 (July 2003 est.) CAPITAL: Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital CURRENCY: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) RELIGIONS: Christian (30%), Muslim (35%), indigenous beliefs (35%) Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim LANGUAGE: Swahili (official), English (official), several indigenous languages MAJOR EVENTS: Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), (April 26) Land and Climate : Tanzania is a nation of East Africa and shares borders with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. The country's geography is a study in extremes with Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa, bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent. The climate ranges from tropical along the coasts to temperate in the highlands with the snow topped peaks towering over everything. History: Historically, Tanzania was a commercial center for the slave, spice and ivory trades. Today, Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world with much of its economy depending on agriculture, with some fishing and mining. The economy has been destabilized by oil shocks, the collapse of commodity prices, drought, breakup of the East African Community and the Uganda war. However, over the past few years there has been economic growth due to donor support and solid macroeconomic policies, which can be expected to continue.
Welcome To The Country Pages: Mozambique Located in southeast africa, the Republic of Mozambique contains a long belong to ethnically diverse indigenous groups such as the Makua, the makonde, http://www.cies.org/country/mozambique.htm
Extractions: CIES Contacts Local young people dancing at Micael's Restaurant, Maputo City Photo courtesy of Linda Ledford-Miller Located in southeast Africa, the Republic of Mozambique contains a long coastline of sandy beaches facing the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean. A Portuguese colony from 1752 until 1975, Mozambique's culture is now a blend of both indigenous and Portuguese traditions, revealed through the country's unique architecture, literature, poetry, and music. Artwork produced in Mozambique is celebrated as some of the finest on the continent, including the renowned wood sculptures and masks of the Makonde people and the country's famously large and colorful murals. Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique, although numerous local languages are spoken as well. The vast majority of Mozambicans belong to ethnically diverse indigenous groups such as the Makua, the Makonde, the Sena, the Chokwe, the Manyika, and the Shanagaan. A small number of Portuguese, other European, and Asian residents make up the expatriate population. About half of the Mozambican population practices traditional indigenous religions, while the remaining half practice either Islam or Christianity.
Pitiki Ntuli indigenous people, in the context of South africa, are those people or the Benin bronzes and the african masks, the carvings of the makonde and the http://www.apexart.org/conference/Ntuli.htm
Extractions: by Pitiki Ntuli If I do not speak as an African, Act as an African; define the parameters around which I can speak I would be confessing to the sin of colluding with those who seek to gain hegemony over my soul. If I speak only as an African without acknowledging my other selves then I am condemning myself to the ghetto of thought from which I may not re-emerge. So I choose to speak not as the indigenous But as the endogenous African. Colonial discourse teaches us that we, Africans, were discovered in a state of ignorance and barbarism. Europe set out on a mission to civilise us. To this end, mission stations equipped with priests and nuns were established; together with them were colonial administrators. Colonialism became a project of invention. (Mudimbe). We were invented; that is, positioned, packaged, framed and fixed. The image we carried was not a complimentary one. Successive struggles for liberation were launched and in the 50's and 60's Africa attained its independence, with few exceptions and South Africa being one of them. The petty-bourgeoisie leaders of the new Africa inherited the colonial state and continued to rule without transforming it. Attempts at indigenisation of the state or its education systems were half hearted and consequently failed. The only evidence of indigenous practices was only in song, dress and dance. The content of the state and its educational institutions remained colonial. Cold War politics further prostituted the African state.
African Masks Having conquered the indigenous peoples, the Lunda gradually assimilated of the makonde people/tribe who live in south Tanzania and north Mozambique http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/nieuwenhuysen/african-art/african-art-collection-mas
Extractions: (of variable age, artistic quality, and degree of authenticity) Many African societies see masks as mediators between the living world and the supernatural world of the dead, ancestors and other entities. Masks became and still become the attribute of a dressed up dancer who gave it life and word at the time of ceremonies. The sculptor begins by cutting a piece of wood and leaving it to dry in the sun; if it cracks, it cannot be used for a mask. African sculptors see wood as a complex living material and believe each piece can add its own feature to their work. Having made certain the wood is suitable, the sculptor begins, using an azde to carve the main features, a chisel to work on details and a rough leaf to sand the piece.
From Bee Hunters To Beekeepers - SouthAfrica.info That s one of the reasons why the african indigenous bee is threatened with He added that people in africa have traditionally been bee hunters, http://www.southafrica.info/doing_business/trends/newbusiness/agriculture/beekee
Extractions: From bee hunters to beekeepers 8 June 2004 It was all smiles for people of Makonde village in Limpopo when the government launched a bee conservation project in celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June. Environmental Affairs and Tourism Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi launched the project to conserve the African bee in partnership with the Bee Foundation. Mabudafhasi said the aim of the project was to create jobs for disadvantaged communities and to encourage black people to play an active role in the economic development of the country. "Our people used to smoke out bees, and that resulted in the burning of the forests", Mabudafhasi said. "That's one of the reasons why the African indigenous bee is threatened with extinction. Our task now is to conserve this bee. "The African bee is regarded as the most aggressive of bee species", Mabudafhasi said. "But it's also the most hardworking in the world. And its honey has a sweet natural taste."
Mozambique Safari And Overland Tours Travel Information.. The makonde are known as master carvers throughout East africa, and their work There is no ruler of all the makonde peoples, as each village maintains a http://www.safari.co.za/Africa_Travel_Guide-travel/mozambique-travel-guide-count
Extractions: 6 day Tented Safari Tour Maputo , capital city of Mozambique , is situated on the south coast . It is gradually being rebuilt after years of war. Both it and Beira, Mozambique's second largest town, also located on the coast, are built up and have historic Mediterranean style buildings , forts and shipwrecks that make for interesting exploring. The national parks of Mozambique are Banhine and Zinave in the south, and Gorongosa north of Beira. The Bazarruto Archipelago: The Bazaruto Archipelago is on the spectacular southern coast and also is a national park and number one destination in Moçambique . The main islands making up the archipelago are Santa Carolina, Bazaruto, Benguerra and Magaruque. Accommodation is predominately top end lodges, many offering activities such as diving , surfing, fishing and other watersports in the clear blue waters. Pemba:
Operation World - Detailed Information P,I,A 491 in 75 agencies from 26 countries USA 125, South africa 113, The Yao and Swahilirelated peoples are Muslim and the makonde and Makua largely http://www.gmi.org/ow/country/moza/owtext.html
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Ninemsn Encarta - Search View - African Art And Architecture african Art and Architecture, the art and architecture of the peoples of the Some of these, such as the makonde and Kamba carvers of East africa, http://au.encarta.msn.com/text_761574805__1/African_Art_and_Architecture.html
Extractions: The search seeks the exact word or phrase that you type, so if you donât find your choice, try searching for a keyword in your topic or recheck the spelling of a word or name. African Art and Architecture I. Introduction African Art and Architecture , the art and architecture of the peoples of the African continent, from prehistoric times to the 21st century. II. Origins and Sources Art in Africa has found expression in a range of media from architecture, sculpture, and pottery, to music, dance, textiles, body adornment, and epic poetry. Each of these has its own complex and in many cases unresearched local history of stylistic development. griots, or bards. The combination of these various sources, together with inferences drawn from late 19th- and 20th-century data, has allowed scholars to identify what appear to be some of the major building blocks of a history of art in each of the regions of sub-Saharan Africa, but it is clear that many questions remain to be answered. An African response to the earliest European presence in West Africa is apparent in the depiction of European merchants and soldiers in the cast brass plaques made in the 16th century in Benin, as well as the finely carved ivory salt cellars and hunting horns brought back by sailors from Kongo, Benin, and the coast of Sierra Leone. Increasing European involvement on the African continent over the following centuries has had a far-reaching impact that continues to be felt today. It would, however, be a denial of the creative agency of African artistic responses to changing circumstances to see this impact as wholly negative.
NTZ Source List Giles, Bridget (Editor) 1997 peoples of africa peoples of East africa Diagram 3 The Human Rights Situation of indigenous peoples in africa Fourth World http://www.ntz.info/gen/AnthropologybyName.html
Southern Africa Makua and the makonde) total some 8000000 people, mostly in Malawi, 25 There are also as many as 13000 indigenous South Africans who have become http://www.law.emory.edu/IFL/region/southernafrica.html
Extractions: Southern Africa Malawi South Africa Conclusion Footnotes Because there are so few Muslims in this part of Africa, this brief paper will only focus on the two countries where there are considerable Muslim populations about whom information is available: Malawi and South Africa. Malawi Islam came to Malawi through several different routes. It was introduced to the country through the Jumbes, local rulers who represented the Sultan of Zanzibar and ruled along the coast of Lake Nyasa (now Lake Malawi) for most of the second half of the 19th century. During the same period, the Yao, an ethnic group that was, until then, based in Mozambique, migrated to the southern tip of the lake, bringing Islam with them. Additionally, as Christianity spread during the period of colonization, adopting Islam was seen as a means of resisting colonization. The Yao and closely related ethnic groups (including the Mwera, Makua and the Makonde) total some 8,000,000 people, mostly in Malawi, but also Mozambique and Tanzania. About half of these are Sunni Muslims who adhere to the Shafi school of Islamic jurisprudence.
AMU CHMA NEWSLETTER #11 (09/01/1994) Reflections on the Tradition of Drawing among peoples of africa South of the Equator, The african Resource Centre for indigenous Knowledge (ARCIK), http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/AMU/amu_chma_11.html
Extractions: AMUCHMA-NEWSLETTER-11 Chairman: Paulus Gerdes (Mozambique) Secretary: Ahmed Djebbar (Algeria) TABLE OF CONTENTS NEWSLETTER #11 Objectives of AMUCHMA Meetings Current research interests Notes and queries ... back to AMUCHMA ONLINE Higher Pedagogical Institute (ISP), Maputo (Mozambique), 1.9.1993 2. MEETINGS 2.1 4th MaghrIbian Symposium on the History of Arabic Mathematics The 4th MaghrIbian Symposium on the History of Arabic Mathematics was held at the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University in Fez (Morocco), organized by Mohamed Aballagh, Mohamed Abattouy, and Mohamed Mesbahi. The following papers were presented in Arabic, English, or French dealing with the arabic mathematical sciences, their application and reception during the Middle Ages: * Ahmed Djebbar (Algiers, Algeria): Some aspects of mathematical activities in the extreme Maghreb from the XIIth to the XVIth centuries; * Mohamed Benchrifa (Rabat, Morocco): Presence of mathematics in some Andalusian literary writings; * Moustafa Mawaldi (Aleppo, Syria): Study of the manuscript 'Risala fi-l-Hisab-l-Hawa'i' of Najm ad-Din al-Katibi; * Rachid Bebbouchi (Bab-Ez-Zonar, Algeria): Redaction techniques in mathematics: Arabic heritage and actual reality in Algeria;
Speech At The United Nations University and the intricate sculptures of the makonde of Tanzania and Mozambique. Many african peoples throughout Southern africa sacrificed their lives to http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mbeki/1998/sp980409.html
Extractions: Speech by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the United Nations University THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD 9 April 1998 "Of the Ethiopians there are diverse forms and kinds of men. Some there are toward the east that have neither nose nor nostrils, but the face all full. Others that have no upper lip, they are without tongues, and they speak by signs, and they have but a little hole to take their breath at, by the which they drink with an oaten straw ... In a part of Afrikke be people called Pteomphane, for their King they have a dog, at whose fancy they are governed ... And the people called Anthropomphagi which we call cannibals, live with human flesh. The Cinamolgi, their heads are almost like to heads of dogs... Blemmyis a people so called, they have no heads, but hide their mouth and their eyes in their breasts." (Cited in: "Africa: A Biography of the Continent": John Reader, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1997.) Happily, fifteen centuries later, Europe had a somewhat different view of the Africans. At the beginning of the 16th century, Leo Africanus, a Spaniard resident in Morocco, visited West Africa and wrote the following about the royal court in Timbuktu, Mali: The rich king of Timbuktu ... keeps a magnificent and well-furnished court ... Here are great store of doctors, judges, priests, and other learned men, that are bountifully maintained at the king's cost and charges. And hither are brought diverse manuscripts or written books out of Barbarie, which are sold for more money than any other merchandise.' (Reader, op cit.)
Fotografia Moçambicana: Facts About Mozambique 96% indigenous population (in the north Makhua and others, makonde and Malawi; 1 million people work illegally in South africa, another 59000 are http://www.iluminandovidas.org/pages/mozambique.html
Ethnomathematics Digital Library (EDL) Other terms theory, practice, classroom, indigenous population, poetry, Cultural group Chokwe (Tchokwe) (africa), Luchazi (Zambia), makonde http://www.ethnomath.org/search/browseResources.asp?type=country&id=10
Encyclopedia: Africa Pygmies are the indigenous people of central africa. makonde carving c. The Great Pyramid of Giza (29° 58Ⲡ45ⳠN 31° 08Ⲡ01ⳠE) is the http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Africa
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