Makonde Figurine

Makonde figurine

The Makonde ethnic groups live in Tanzania and Mozambique, in small individual settlements. There is no general ruler of all the peoples; each village recognizes a chief who has inherited his position matrilineally, based on his family's position of power within the community. The Makonde have retained their traditional religion, which is the remembrance and celebration of the ancestors, despite centuries of influence by Islamic traders. They are known as master wood carvers throughout East Africa.

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