Angola
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 Dimba tribe of Angola, the artisan people
The Dimba tribe is a livestock society that mainly inhabits the savannah on the outskirts of the town of Cahama, Angola. Their towns are characterized by being surrounded by robust palisades and having houses decorated with colorful geometric patterns. Women still preserve a fascinating hairstyle culture, wearing different and amazing styles.
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The Cubal tribe of Angola, the warrior people
The Cubal tribe of Angola are a semi-nomadic group, whose economy is based on livestock and agriculture. Their territory is quite wide, although it is mainly located in the Namib Desert. It is the last people to succumb to the Portuguese in colonial times. Cubal women wear an original and unique headdress. Likewise, they use belts to tighten their breasts, as a bra.
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The Hakaona tribe of Angola, “the black Himba”
They are mainly goat shepherds, their heads of cattle being a marker of social status. They tend to take charge of the herds of the Himba as a sign of social submission. The Hakaona men are renowned traditional doctors and the women are valued as excellent craftswoman. The women wear a striking headdress and they usually removed some of the lower teeths.
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The Ngendelengo of Angola, the forest tribe
The Ngendelengo inhabit the Serra da Chela mountains in southwestern Angola. They are semi-nomadic subsistence herders, hunters and farmers. Living in a forested environment has allowed them to develop a rudimentary charcoal business. Machetes are an essential part of their attire, as well as large crests for unmarried boys and multiple topknots for women. The rest of their traditional culture includes two-storey barns and bull worship rituals.
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The Plain Muila of Angola; the rainbow tribe
The Last Places team of anthropologists has been working in Angola since 2014. In this period he has been able to differentiate 4 different Nyianeka groups (ethnolinguistic nation of the Huíla Plateau): the Handa, the Gambue and he has divided the Muila into 2.
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