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Okapi is an uncommon animal, a native of the rain forests of Congo in central Africa. Although it has horizontal stripes on its hind legs he is no relative of the zebra. Zoologists say he is a close cousin of Giraffe with a shorter neck. There are around 20000 animals surviving at present and around fifty zoos across the world host a few. This picture was taken in Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Florida

Masque sculpt? dans un bois l?ger. Le visage est surmont? d'une coiffure complexe, compos?e de cheveux tress?s, rassembl?s en deux hautes coques au sommet de la t?te et, au-dessus de chaque oreille, en nattes plus plates. Le percement des yeux est horizontal, les paupi?res sont pliss?es. L'?piderme est marqu? de scarifications : ch?lo?des sur le front, et cicatrices horizontales aux coins des yeux et aux commissures de la bouche. Le pourtour de la base du masque forme une collerette de bois permettant de maintenir le tissu pour dissimuler le porteur du masque.

Gabon, Punu, 19e si?cle, bois, 46 x 21 x 16,5 cm, 1392 g, dation anciennes collections Maurice de Vlaminck, F?licia Dialossin, Andr? Fourquet, 70.2004.1.2

Le masque ikwara des Punu du Gabon appara?t lorsque la justice doit ?tre rendue. C'est un masque violent, redout? qui revient faire r?gner l'ordre apr?s qu'un ?v?nement grave ait frapp? la communaut? comme un vol, un meurtre ou lorsqu'un interdit n'a pas ?t? respect?.

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The Dusk Riders
MORBAT (Morocco Battalion) elements going out for evening patrol as part of UN Stabilization force (MONUSCO) in DR Congo.

Gathering Storm
Dungu, Oriental Province, DR Congo

Gathering Storm
Dungu, Oriental Province, DR Congo

...Gaculiro is a vision 2020 city aiming to show how Kigali should look like in a few years to come.

Kigali, willing to become the next financial hub from Central Africa, is a vivid proof taken by western aid donors to show how development aid, if well managed, brings prosperity to developing countries...

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Portrait of BaAka woman after a net hunt CAR

Net hunting with the BaAka peoples of CAR. They hunt by using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. After the net is spread the BaAka then race through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net (the noise, made before the nets are spread, also serves the purpose of frightening away any of the animals they don't want to encounter - elephants, buffalo, gorilla etc.

In this photo they have caught and killed a pangolin.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

The end of successful net hunt with BaAka peoples of CAR. This blue duiker was caught using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. The BaAka then raced through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

Net hunting with the BaAka peoples of CAR. They hunt by using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. After the net is spread the BaAka then race through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net (the noise, made before the nets are spread, also serves the purpose of frightening away any of the animals they don't want to encounter - elephants, buffalo, gorilla etc.

In this photo they have caught and killed a blue duiker - the most commonly caught animal.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

A net hunt with BaAka peoples of CAR. They hunt by using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. After the net is spread the BaAka then race through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net (the noise, made before the nets are spread, also serves the purpose of frightening away any of the animals they don't want to encounter - elephants, buffalo, gorilla etc.

In this picture they are spreading out the nets at the start of a hunt.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

The end of successful net hunt with BaAka peoples of CAR. They hunt by using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. After the net is spread the BaAka then race through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net (the noise, made before the nets are spread, also serves the purpose of frightening away any of the animals they don't want to encounter - elephants, buffalo, gorilla etc.

In this photo they are celebrating the capture of a blue duiker - the most commonly caught animal.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

Net hunting with the BaAka peoples of CAR. They hunt by using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. After the net is spread the BaAka then race through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net (the noise, made before the nets are spread, also serves the purpose of frightening away any of the animals they don't want to encounter - elephants, buffalo, gorilla etc.

In this photo they have caught and killed a blue duiker - the most commonly caught animal.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

The end of successful net hunt with BaAka peoples of CAR. They hunt by using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. After the net is spread the BaAka then race through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net (the noise, made before the nets are spread, also serves the purpose of frightening away any of the animals they don't want to encounter - elephants, buffalo, gorilla etc.

In this photo they are celebrating the capture of a blue duiker - the most commonly caught animal.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

Net hunting with the BaAka peoples of CAR. They hunt by using nets spread through the forest like a trawler net. After the net is spread the BaAka then race through the forest making as much noise as they could to scare any duiker in the area into the net (the noise, made before the nets are spread, also serves the purpose of frightening away any of the animals they don't want to encounter - elephants, buffalo, gorilla etc.

The following is an edited version of the Wikipedia entry:

The Baka, known in the Congo as Bayaka are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rainforests of Cameroon, northern Republic of Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They have been historically called pygmies (the term is no longer considered respectful).

The Baka are a hunter-gatherer people. Groups establish temporary camps of huts constructed of bowed branches covered in large leaves (though today more and more homes are constructed following Bantu methods). The men hunt and trap in the surrounding forest, using nets, poisoned arrows and spears to great effect. They sometimes obtain honey from beehives in the forest canopy. The men also fish using chemicals obtained from crushed plant material. Using fast-moving river water, they disperse the chemical downstream. This non-toxic chemical deprives fish of oxygen, making them float to the surface and easily collected by Baka men. Another method of fishing, performed only by women, is dam fishing, in which water is removed from a dammed area and fish are taken from the exposed ground. Women also gather wild fruits and nuts or practice beekeeping while tending to the children. The group remains in one area until it is hunted out then abandon the camp for a different portion of the forest. The group is communal and makes decisions by consensus.

The Baka people are skilled in using various plants in which they may wash out chemicals to use or mash it into a pulp etc to treat illness and infertility. Their skills in this traditional medicine are such that even non-Baka often seek out their healers for treatment.

Baka religion is animist; they worship a forest spirit known as Jengi, also called Djengi or Ejengi, whom they perceive as both a parental figure and guardian. Each successful hunt is followed by a dance of thanksgiving known as the Luma, which is accompanied by drumming and polyphonic singing. One of the most important traditional ceremonies is the Jengi ceremony, a long and secret rite of initiation which celebrates the boy's passage into adulthood.

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