Foods prepared in Rwanda are made from locally grown ingredients. Rwandese traditional breakfast can entail porridge and sweet potatoes, while lunch and dinner are normally heavy and may comprise dishes like isombe, ugali, or Matoke, among many other recipes. Plantains prepare Matoke. Plantains were introduced by Southeast Asians to the African continent back in the […]
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Not much is known about the breadth of work in Kenya overseas (Dahir, 2018). A restitution report states that at least 181 items are currently held at France’s du Quai BranlyChirac museum. Some of the items are metal bracelets, shields, and spears among many others. Kenya has remained to retain artifacts in her museums and
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The diverse Kenyan cultures have different tribal groups having distinct modes of dressing. The common communities known to keep and follow their cultures are the Coastal Swahili people and the Maasai community who live in the country’s rich grasslands areas. Coastal Swahili tradition for men was a long white robe ‘kanzu’ in Swahili. They also
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Kenyan traditional food is diverse just like its communities, history, and its different landscapes. Every community in a given area has its specialties. The favored beverages that one will find are tea and coffee. They are grown in the country, and when one visits the rural areas, one will find fermented milk ‘maziwa mala’ which
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Nigeria is endowed with numerous cultural heritages that are sourced from the diverse ethnic groups in the country. Various cultural assets and artifacts are normally found in the country’s big cities and state capitals, like the National Arts Theatre, the elementary center for art performance, and the Nigerian National Museum in Lagos. The national museum
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The diverse ethnic groups in Nigeria make the people of the country have different traditional attires and cultures. These attires tend to be worn on some special occasions such as religious meetings and traditional weddings. The most common traditional attires of the Nigerians include the Agbada, Gele, the Edo, Igbo, and the Yoruba dressing code.
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The ethnic diversity of Nigeria makes it hard to pick one national dish since every ethnic group in a given area has its staple food. The northern part of the country’s food largely depends on brown rice, beans, and sorghum, while the eastern part’s food is mostly cassava powder (Gari), yams, dumplings, and pumpkins. A
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Ghana maintains a national registration for tangible heritage as well as an inventory of cultural property that is protected. Sculptures, pots, jewelry, stools, weapons, musical instruments, ceremonial dolls, fabrics, leather works, clothing, and masks, are examples of Ghanaian cultural heritage. The stools are more than just everyday objects; they become reservoirs for their proprietors’ souls
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In Ghana, each ethnic group, each with their own culture, expresses themselves distinctively through their clothing. Most traditional ethnic garments in Ghana are made from Kente, Kete, or Gonja cloth (Garments, 2022). Weaving is a popular clothing craft in Ghana. Locals used wooden looms to make handmade textiles. They created fabric out of cotton and
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The cave paintings from the Khoisan, San, and Bushman cultures, which date to 10,000 BC, are what has been discovered to be South Africa’s prehistoric art. Other cave painters also created magical and spiritual works of art and depictions of domestic and hunting scenes. The colors utilized are generally earth tones like black, yellow, red,
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