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The Dorze Community : The African Country Of Ethiopia

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The Dorze Community is located in the African Country of Ethiopia. This rural community has lived in the Guge Mountains for over five hundred years and are famous for their beehive shaped homes made from false banana trees. Their large beehive homes are considered genius by many because they last on average about sixty to ninety years. In order to reach Dorze a person . The name Dorze applies both to the community and the name of the ethnic tribe. The Dorze people living in several villages in the mountain mainly in the Dorze and Chencha Villages. They are part of the Omotic family and were once warriors. Although many of the Dorze people migrate to the nearby urban cities the majority stay and live a sedentary lifestyle. The Dorze community is known for their craftsmanship along with farming is their main source of living. Their skills in weaving and carpentry are exceptional which is why their homes last much longer than the typical hut. Modernism has a huge impact on the way that the Dorze have lived their life because they are slowly switching from beehive huts to a more rectangular shaped iron roof homes. The majority of the beehive homes today are mainly used for tourist attraction and have been converted to hotels. They wear traditional colorful garments made from the cotton that is grown there but there has been a large increase in “Western” style clothing. The impact of development due to the Dutch organizations have contributed to the cultural loss of the people.

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