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Traditional African Society Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

1000 different languages; 1000+ different tribes

An African’s “Search for Identity” 1. Nuclear Family 2. Extended Family 3. Age-Set 4. Clan 5. Lineage (ancestry) TRIBE (communal living)

Mask With Headcloth, Zaire (19c) Tribal Mark  scarification

Kisokolo Initiation Costume, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kisokolo Initiates, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990

Africa : :: America : Ethnic Group Tribe ?

Traditional Family Structures Nuclear Family: C H W W C C U Cs GP C C Extended Family: C H W W C C GP Cs A

Woman & Child, Kongo

Family Group, Tanzania

Problems of Tribalism Today 1. The tribe is more important than the nation. 2. Communication problems. 3. Inter-tribal warfare  civil wars. 4. Tribal favorites for government jobs: Nepotism Breaks down tribal traditions. Urbanization: Tribal intermingling on the job.

Traditional African Religion ANIMISM 1. Belief in one remote Supreme Being. 2. A world of spirits (good & bad) in all things. 3. Ancestor veneration. 4. Belief in magic, charms, and fetishes. 5. Diviner  mediator between the tribe and God.

African Diviner (Shaman)

World of the Spirits Dogon “Spirit House”

Ancestors

Fetishes

Fetishes

Rubbing Oracle, wood

Other Religions in Africa ISLAM  25% * Nigeria  largest sub-Saharan Muslim countries. CHRISTIANITY  20%

Common Traits or Characteristics of Traditional African Tribal Life The good of the group comes ahead of the good of the individual. All land is owned by the group. Strong feeling of loyalty to the group. Important ceremonies at different parts of a person’s life. Special age and work associations. Deep respect for ancestors. Religion is an important part of everyday life. Government is in the hands of the chiefs [kings].