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/Home/Historical Studies/Indigenous Peoples Index/Africa Index/Lwalwa Lwalwa People Votes:0 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 order to secure the mask on a dancer's face. History: Lwalwa origins are closely tied to the Kete who live to the north and originally migrated from the area currently located between the Luba and Songye Kingdoms. Before the 17th century the Lwalwa were divided into small matrilineal chiefdoms. Later they beca Read More Go to Site

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