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Lubaor BalubaCluster of some 5.6 million Bantu-speaking peoples who share a common political history surrounding the Luba-Lunda states. They are savanna and forest dwellers who hunt and gather, engage in agriculture, and keep livestock; they also fish intensively in the Congo and its tributaries. They have associations for hunting, magic, and medicine and a well-developed oral tradition that includes epic cycles. Two groups are noted as wood-carvers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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11) carved by Osei Bonsu in 1935 and covered with visual motifs that recall proverbs, and a Luba royal bow and arrow holder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which evoked stories of the culture hero who introduced kingship to the Luba. Submitted by Deborah Kraus, Luba Serge, Michael Goldberg. Control of human African trypanosomiasis in Luba in Equatorial Guinea: evaluation of three methods. |
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