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Tribes

Bete Tribe Mask star[offsite link]
Information about Bete masks and their religion.

Bura Folktales star[offsite link]
Folktales from the Bura in Northern Nigeria from missionary Albert Helserīs 1930 book on his teacher experiences.

Fang Mask History star[offsite link]
History of mask usage in the Fang tribe.

Gikuyu Creation Myth star[offsite link]
The story of the creation of the Kikuyu people.

Guro Mask History star[offsite link]
Discussion of the Guro mask & tribe.

Hausa Folklore star[offsite link]
Collected by R. Sutherland Rattray (1913).

Kaffir (Xhosa) Folk-Lore star[offsite link]
Xhosa folk tales by George McCall Theal (1886).

Luo Hut star[offsite link]
A virtual tour of a Luo hut. Be sure to put hold your mouse button down to rotate the picture. You will see a crowd of people peeking into the hut to see what is going on.

Maasai Tribe star
The Maasai (Masai) people live in Kenya and Tanzania.

Myths and Legends of the Bantu star[offsite link]
By Alice Werner (1933), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

Swahili Culture star[offsite link]
Pictures of the Swahili settlements on the East African coastline. Included are pictures of 15th century Swahili architecture.

The Bobo People star[offsite link]
A quick description of the Bobo people of Burkina Faso and Mali.

The Dogon People star[offsite link]
A quick description of the Dogon people.

The Fang People star[offsite link]
A quick description of the Fang people of Gabon.

The Fulani People of West Africa star[offsite link]
A quick description of the Fulani people.

The Senufo People star[offsite link]
A quick description of the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast.

The Story of Samba Gana star[offsite link]
An African story of love and valor from the oral traditions of the Fulani people in Mali.

The Wolof People star[offsite link]
A quick description of the Wolof people of Senegal.

Virtual Africa star[offsite link]
The title of this outstanding website is misleading. The author has been doing research on the Samburu tribe and has many slideshows, pictures, movies, and folk songs here. The author also describes his work in Kenya.

Yoruba Tribe star
The Yoruba people live in Benin, Nigeria, and Togo.

Zulu Tribe star
The Zulu people live in South Africa.

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