Kwando Traditional Village was an interesting experience. It was a much more interactive experience than we had in other villages we visited. The natives showed us how things worked and let us try them out. The first part of the visit was a demonstration of how they prepared food, hunted, and made tools, ect. Then they demonstrated music and dance for us and invited us to participate, which we did on a very limited basis.
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Kwando Traditional Village This village was just outside Mudumu NP in the Caprivi Strip of...
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Village hut The huts are made of thatch over a pole frame. The village is enclosed...
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Mullet storage Grains, including mullet, are stored in large baskets that are hung above the...
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Grain storage A better view of the storage basket and the thatched roof that helps keep the...
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Pounding mullet Mullet is one of the principle foods and is prepared by pounding it...
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Mullet meal The result of the pounding can be made into a gruel or cooked in other ways.
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A better mouse trap? To help keep the rodents out of the grain the natives build these...
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"Dead-fall" trap Built in various sizes they can be used for almost any sized animal....
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Fish traps Two sizes of fish traps. The traps are used in shallow water and the wading...
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Hippo call These calls are made to attract hippo. They look much like a drum but have a...
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Blacksmithing The man on the left is working the two sticks to make the cowhide...
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Chicken coop At night the chickens climb the ladder and are locked in the coop. The...
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Preparing to entertain us We were shown some dances accompanied by traditional music and song.
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The entertainers and musicians The women and children danced and sang while the men played the percussion...
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Enjoying their work These ladies really got into the spirit of things. Notice the small blocks of...
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Drummers The drums provided most of the music.
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Marimba A xylophone with a gourd beneath each bar that acts as a resonator.
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Everyone is into it. Everyone from medicine man to little children got in on the act.
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Rattles add to the music It was interesting the variety of clothing worn by the performers.
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Costumes Notice the babies, in the slings, on their mother's backs.
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Medicine man The medicine man had his magic horn. It was a cow horn with a mirror...
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Star of the show This little guy and his rattle stole the show.
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Never too young to learn It took a little coaxing to get these two involved.
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Kicking the dirt A part of the footwork, for the dancing, was kicking the sand front, back and...
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Baby carriers The babies were either naked or just wearing a shirt while being carried in...
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