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Shambaa Information
Location:Northeast Tanzania in the Usambara Mountains
Population:200,000
Language:Kishambaa (central Bantu)
Neighboring Peoples:Bondei, Zigua, Pare, Chagga
Types of Art:Shambaa art forms include wooden sculpture and medicine gourds that are used in healing ceremonies.
History:Shambaa history can be divided into three periods. The first begins with the settling of Shambaa peoples in the Usambara mountains over 200 years ago and extends until the early 19th cent ...
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