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Authentic Art and Ethnographic Objects From Africa / Custom Mounting Services
The Mwila are semi-nomadic herdsmen living in Southwest Angola. They are a sub-group belongs to the larger Nyaneka-Khumbi amalgamated ethnic group inhabiting the Haumpata Plateau and the headwaters of Rio Caculovar. They have similar customs to the Ovahimba of northern Namibia who also herd livestock and traditionally carry nearly identical fluted clubs. The fluting is in fact a series of parallel ridges and depressions that form a finger-print pattern when viewed a right angles. 21″ tall, mounted on a hardwood base.