Horn of Africa

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Ethnic Group: Mende Country of Origin: Sierra Leone, Liberia Materials: wood, pigment Approximate Age: mid 20th century Dimensions: 19 inches H. x 14 x 19.5 inches W. One of the most prominent and intriguing works of art that came out West Africa were the wooden Sowei helmet masks. These masks were beautiful and compelling merely as works of art but they also had important cultural, ritualistic and historic significance. The Sowei masks were only worn by the most important and senior female

Perles, Mgbaji, jigida, Giri-Giri, Yomba, Jel-Jelli, Bin Bin, Ileke idi and Djalay are all different names for waist beads throughout western Africa. This custom of wearing waist beads in the African women culture is not in secrecy, but hidden were normally women would show their jewelry. Small beads in many colors on a small string layered as thin as two or three or as many as the hips can hold. Waist beads are can be made by women or men and sold in market areas for as little as five cents to fifteen

Country Information Located in central Africa, South Sudan is landlocked amid the countries of Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Kenya and the Central African Republic. It is a land of expansive grassland, swamps and tropical rain forests. The country is linguistically and ethnically very diverse. It is a home to more approximately 11 million people, 50.6% of whom are below the poverty line. It has a Gross Domestic Product (per capita) of $1,220. Commerce and infrastructure is extremely underdeveloped in

West African influences. The pronunciation and vocabulary of Jamaican Patois are significantly different from English, despite heavy use of English words or derivatives. Jamaican Patois displays similarities to the Pidgin and Creole languages of West Africa, due to their common descent from the blending of African substrate languages with European languages” (Jamaican Patois). Patois is as well the language used in nearly all popular local music in Jamaica. Additionally our tour

Animal Superstitions In 1692, a massive witch craze erupted in Salem, Massachusetts that resulted in the execution of twenty innocents and in the destruction of the reputations of another 200 people. The unjust acts against these people were from rampant fear and absurd accusations with even more ridiculous evidence. The same kind of thing still happens in today's world; it just isn't as widely known of because it lacks the loss of human life as the original witch hunts. Animals are the modern witch

The Grizzly Reality of Trophy Hunting Trophy hunting is defined as the selective hunting of select species of hunting game for human recreation and not as a way to get food, even though parts of the animals may be consumed. The animal or part of it is kept as a trophy or proof of achievement. Trophy hunters have a code called the fair chase code, this code ensures that the hunter will give the animal they are hunting a fair chase and allow it to escape if the hunter does not have the skill required

Another Rhyton was also discovered in Russia from Central Asia. Its forepart is shaped like a wildcat or lynx. The spout for pouring is located in the chest of the animal. The piece of artwork is called the Turkemenian Wine Horn. It is also a symbol of the Greek wine god Dionysus, whose cult spread eastwards with the conquests of Alexander the Great. Dionysus roman name was Bacchus. Commemoration/celebration of him during the ancient times was used as a theatre performance. Due to festivities of

end result of a profit. A recent joint study by the International Criminal Police Organization, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Bank says that from 2005 until the end of 2012, 179 ships were successfully hijacked off the Horn of Africa, primarily off the coast of Somalia. (Poulton, 2013) With the number of attacks rising, companies that are offering security positions to protect their goods and services travelling overseas are increasing in a parallel motion. The objective of

on unfounded speculations about possible long term problems whilst ignoring the great benefits which to be derived from genetically modified crops. For example, genetically modified crops have been used to target specific nutrient deficiencies in Africa. Judging from the