Afghanistan
The Hazara people, the Mongoloids who came from the east
With more than 6 million souls, the Hazara tribe is the third-largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Most of the Hazara live in what is known as Hazarajat, in central Afghanistan. They are also found in Kabul and in Quetta, in neighboring Pakistan.
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The Gambue tribe of Angola, the people in cultural transition
The Gambue tribe has the tradition of wearing beaded clay necklaces and shaping their hair into complex forms to show their marital status. Nowadays, the Gambue can only be found in remote villages and only in the older generations can traditional tribal clothing be seen,
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The Baule people, masters of masks, pottery and fabric
The Baule people (also known as Baoulé) are an Akan group representing one of the largest ethnic groups on the Ivory Coast, made up of about 4,085,000 people. They live in a triangle-shaped region (the Baoule “V”) between the Bandama, N'Zi and Komoé Rivers.
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The Baka people of Cameroon, the inhabitants of the rainforest
The Baka people (Aka is the term used to designate themselves) are a seminomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Central African rainforests. The Baka have a deep relationship with their environment. For the Baka people, the forest is living and communicates with them. The foundation of the Baka is to live in harmony with nature.
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The Ije tribe of Benin, tattoo masters
The Ije tribe of Benin, also known as Ohori or Holi, are a subgroup of the Yoruba people. This ethnic group live in the South-eastern Benin, in the surroundings of Onigboló, in between Pobe and Ketou. Ije women have a distinctive way of self-fashioning; displayed in hairstyles, dressing and body decorations such as scarifications and tattoos.
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The Igbo people of Nigeria, founders of Biafra
The Igbo people are an ethnic group native to the central and southeastern Nigeria. Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa.
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