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Makonde

a people living mainly in southern Tanzania, between the Lukuledi and Ruvuma rivers, and partly in northeastern Mozambique. Numbering more than 700,000 (1970, estimate), the Makonde speak a language belonging to the eastern group of the Bantu language family. The majority are Muslims. Swahili and Arabic influence is discernible in their culture. The chief occupation is farming, although many Makonde are seasonal workers on sisal plantations and in the cities.

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No references found			MOZAMBIQUE CERAMIC SCULPTURE AND VESSELS Reinata Sadimba Supported by Aid to Artisans BOOTH 119 Now considered one of Africa's most important artists, Reinata Sadimba began to make traditional water vessels in the Makonde style at age 9. SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MARKET ARTISTS 2008 by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) Under the high barn roof of the dining room is a large Madagascan carved ceremonial boat, antique chandeliers from South Africa, Congolese zezes (local equivalents to guitars) and Makonde tribal doors. Tanzania's pure and beautiful hideaways by Elsheby, Kate / New African One of the bookcases displays a Makonde funeral mask from Mozambique. Museo Finca Vigia celebrates its 45th birthday (1) by Ferrero, Gladys Rodriguez / The Hemingway Review			Makhmud Esambaev Makhmud Gisamutdinovich Maksud Makhmud Hadji Ugly Mukhammedyar Makhmud Makhmur Makhmud Maksud Makhmur, Makhmud Makhnevo Makhno Movement Makhno, Nestor Makhno, Nestor Ivanovich Makhotin, Grigorii Makhtumkuli making current Making Happiness Festival making hole Makinsk Makiyivka Makkah Maklakov, Nikolai Maklakov, Nikolai Alekseevich Maklakov, Vasilii Maklakov, Vasilii Alekseevich Mako Makó mako shark Makonde makore Makoshika State Park Makoshino Makovei, Osip Makovei, Osip Stepanovich Makovelskii, Aleksandr Makovelskii, Aleksandr Osipovich Makovets Makovskii, Konstantin Makovskii, Konstantin Egorovich Makovskii, Vladimir Makovskii, Vladimir Egorovich Makovskii, Vladimir Matveevich Makovskoe Makowski, Jozef Tadeusz Makowski, Józef Tadeusz Makran makroskelic Maks Andreevich Reiter Maks Reiter Maksakova, Mariia Maksakova, Mariia Petrovna Maksarev, Iurii Maksarev, Iurii Evgenevich Maksatikha			Makkah Al-Mukkaramah Makkah Al-Mukkaramah Makkal Manadu Katchi Makkelijk Zat Makki Madni Gold Jewellery Makko-Ho Makku Dii MAKL Maklakov, Nikolai Maklakov, Nikolai Alekseevich Maklakov, Vasilii Maklakov, Vasilii Alekseevich Makler Tele Information System MAKM MAKNEWT mako mako mako Makó Makó mako shark mako shark mako sharks mako sharks mako-mako mako-mako Makok makomako Makomo Makomo Makonde Makondes Makonin Consulting Corp makore Makoro makos makos Makoshika State Park Makoshino Makovei, Osip Makovei, Osip Stepanovich Makovelskii, Aleksandr Makovelskii, Aleksandr Osipovich Makovets Makovskii, Konstantin Makovskii, Konstantin Egorovich Makovskii, Vladimir Makovskii, Vladimir Egorovich Makovskii, Vladimir Matveevich Makovskoe Makowski, Jozef Tadeusz Makowski, Józef Tadeusz MAKR Makran Makri

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