{"id":14565,"date":"2021-07-19T20:42:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T18:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kanaga-at.com\/info-viaggi\/angola-2\/southern-ethnic-groups\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:01:03","slug":"southern-ethnic-groups","status":"publish","type":"info_viaggi","link":"https:\/\/www.kanaga-at.com\/en\/trip-info\/angola-2\/southern-ethnic-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern ethnic groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>The south <\/b><strong><span class=\"s1\">of <\/span><\/strong><b>Angola, with its verdant valleys and deserts lapping at the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, is the cradle of the country&#8217;s ethnic diversity, with numerous tribes following a traditional way of life<\/b><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <b>Mumuhuila <\/b>(or Mwila) are a semi-nomadic ethnic group belonging to the Bantu, who live in the area around the Huila town<span class=\"s1\">.<\/span> They practice subsistence agriculture, mainly based on maize cultivation, and sheep and cattle breeding. The society is led by a tribal chief and a council of elders, while the basic religion is animist, and ancestor worship is practised. The hairstyle of the women is one of the most recognisable symbols of this group: the locks are kneaded with a mixture of land, oil (or butter), herbs and dried cow dung. The number of dreadlocks (called <i>nontombs<\/i>) that are created are usually 4 or 6, and have a particular meaning (e.g. the number 3 indicates that an important family member has recently died). The striking necklaces are also of particular interest, and each one corresponds to a particular period in the woman&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Other ethnic groups that can be encountered in the south are the <b>Muhimba, <\/b>related to the Namibian Himba, the <b>Muhacaona <\/b>(or Mucawana), an aboriginal group settled around the town of Oncocua, the <b>Vatua <\/b>(or Curocas), of Bantu origin and composed of the Cuissis and Cuepes, and the <b>Mucubal <\/b>(or Mugubale), semi-nomadic people related to the Herero who live between the <b>Namib Desert <\/b>and the Cunene River.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11402,"parent":14553,"menu_order":0,"template":"","da_non_perdere":[72],"la_terra_e_gli_uomini":[],"buono_a_sapersi":[],"prima_di_partire":[],"class_list":["post-14565","info_viaggi","type-info_viaggi","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","da_non_perdere-angola","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Southern ethnic groups - Kanaga Africa Tours<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kanaga-at.com\/en\/trip-info\/angola-2\/southern-ethnic-groups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Southern ethnic groups - Kanaga Africa Tours\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The south of Angola, with its verdant valleys and deserts lapping at the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, is the cradle of the country&#8217;s ethnic diversity, with numerous tribes following a traditional way of life. 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