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Karagwe Information
Location:Northwestern Tanzania between Rwanda and Lake Victoria
Population:40,000
Language:Kikaragwe, Kiswahili
Neighboring Peoples:Buganda, Nkore, Bunyoro, Rwanda
Types of Art:The most famous works of art from the Karagwe kingdom are iron objects. Some are utilitarian, while others are thought to be symbolic "cows" and hammers, which were used symbolically to link the king with iron production.
History:The Karagwe kingdom reached its apex during the 19th ce ...
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