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Lwalwa Information
Location:Southeastern Congo (Zaire)
Population:20,000
Language:BuLwalwa (Bantu)
Neighboring Peoples:Salampasu, Mbagani, Kete, Lunda, Luba, Chokwe
Types of Art:Some small figures are carved for divination and display on shrines, but the majority of Lwalwa art in collections consists of beautifully sculpted masks, characteristically elongated, with prominent noses, rectangular eyes, and a small hole between the mouth and nose, through which a cord is passed in ord ...
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