Bembe people
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 252,000 (1991)[1] |
| Languages | |
| Bembe language, Swahili. Lingala, English, French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Islam, | |
The Bembe are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania. In 1991 the Bembe population of the DRC was estimated to number 252,000 and around 1.5 million in 2005.[1]
Cultural traditions[]
A semi-nomadic people, who often settled in forest environments, the Bembe tended to abandon their small villages as the soil became less fertile. The women cultivated the crops and the men hunted and fished.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bembe, ethnologue.com.
- ^ Stellaractive (2017-05-25). "Bembe People - Discover African Art". Retrieved 2020-05-26.
External links[]
- "TRIBAL AFRICAN ART: BEMBE (BABEMBE, BEEMBE, CUABEMBE, WABEMBE)". Zyama.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- Works by Bembe artists at the University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Bembe art at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art
- Works by Bembe artists at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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