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AFRICAAfrica has produced a treasure trove of beautiful Tribal Art. From the "Oba Head" castings from Benin in the West, to the helmet masks of the Makonde Tribe, (Tanzania, Mozambique) in the East, there is no limit to the varied genres available to the collector.
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AFRICAN TRIBE LOCATIONS
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REGIONS & TRIBES
| Western Sudan | |
| Niger Delta | Nok, Sokoto, Katsina, Bura |
| Mali | Jenne, Dogon, Bamana, Songhai, Segu Style, Marka, Bozo |
| Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) | Kurumba, Nuna, Bwa, Ko, Bobo, Mossi, Lobi, San, Toussian |
| Western Coastal Region | |
| Guinea | Baga, Landuman, Nalu |
| Sierra Leone | Kissi, Sherbro, Sapi, Mende, Nomoli, Limba, Temne |
| Bissagos island | Bidjugo |
| Liberia | Dan, Sapi, Bassa, Toma, Loma, We, Grebo. |
| Ivory Coast | We, Grebo, Guro, Kulango, Ligbe, Baule, Bete, Nafana, Dagarti, Dabakala, Senufo, Attye, Anyi |
| Ghana | Akan, Asante, Fante, Moba (Togo) |
| Republic of Benin | Fon, Edo, Royal Benin |
| Nigeria | Yoruba, Owo, Esie, Igbo, Urhobo, Ijaw, Abua, Isoko, Ibibio, Oron, Ijo, Ogoni, Eket, Idoma, Igala, Tiv, Afo |
| Northern Nigeria | Boki |
| Cross River Area | Anyang, Widekum, Ejagham |
| Benue River Area | Chamba, Mumuye, Jukun, Nupe |
| Central African Republic | Bagirm |
| Western Central Africa | |
| Northern Cameroon | Mambila |
| Grassfields Cameroon | Tikar, Tigono, Bafo |
| Central Grassfields | Bamun, Wum |
| Southern Grassfields | Bamileke, Baham, Babanki |
| Cameroon Highlands | Kom |
| Southern Forest | Duala |
| Gabon | Fang, Mvai, Betsi, Bieri, Kota, Sango, Mahongwe, Kwele, Mbete, Tsogo, Vuvi, Puna |
| Republic of Congo | Kongo, Bwende, Kugni, Yombe |
| Central Africa, Republic of Congo | Bembe, Tsaye, Teke, Kuya, Hungana, Bangi |
| DRC and Angola | Pende, Eastern Pende, Yaka, Lega, Mbole, Siki, Mbala, Kwese, Suku, Woyo, Vili, Yombe, Tsotso, Mangbetu, Mbagani (Chokwe influence) Lwalwa, Salampasu, Lele, Kete, Biombo, Kuba, Ikula, Tswa, Dengese, Kanyok, Binji, Nsaponsapo, Luba, Hemba, Zela, Kusu, Songye, Pere |
| Angola | Ovimbundu, Songo, Lwena, Chokwe, Katanga. Ubangi River Areas, Zula, Tabwa, Tetela, Holoholo, Boyo, Ngombe, Ngbaka, Boa |
| Northern Zaire | Zande |
| Eastern Africa | |
| Tanzania | Jiji, Nyamwezi, Makonde, Maasai, Mbulu |
| Mozambique | Makonde, Maravi, Chemba, Bisa, Noyonanyonga |
| Sudan | Kushite, Bija, Bongo, Shilluk, Omdurman, Konso |
| Ethiopia | Gurage, Addis, Ababa |
| Somalia | Merca |
| Kenya | Kamba, Giriama, Turkana |
| South Africa | Zulu, Nguni, Tembu, Ndebele, Malagasy, Sakalava, Mahafaly |
| Zambia | Rotse, Lozi |
| Zimbabwe | Shona |
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