Suku people
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The Suku people or Basuku are an ethnic group of Bantu origin who traditionally inhabit the south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Angola. As of 2017, there are believed to b
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Suku figure, 19th century
Yaka people
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The Yaka are an African ethnic group found in southwest Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the Angola border to their west. They number about 300,000 and are related to the Suku people. They live
Suku people
…Suku society is matrilineal, and they speak the Suku language. The Suku people have many similarities in their culture to the Yaka people. Men and women each have their own tasks and roles. The men hunt either individually or together. Hunting involves high prestige and they hunt with a…
A Yaka people's mask at the Brooklyn Museum.
Portrait of a Yaka in the former French Congo, photographed between 1896 and 1910 by French colonial officer and photographer Jean‑François Audema.
A Yaka headrest
A Yaka headrest