Kusho ukuthini ingwe e-Afrika. I-Encyclopedia yezimpawu

Ingwe: Isibindi

Umfanekiso ubonisa umfanekiso wengwe yaseBenin, eyake yaba indawo ye-oba (inkosi). Iketango lamakhorali elizungeza umzimba wesilo libonisa ubuhlobo obuyimfihlakalo nombusi, owayevame ukubizwa ngokuthi "ingwe yomuzi." Lo mfanekiso wenziwe ngezinyo lendlovu - lokhu kugcizelela ukuthi umbusi weqiniso kufanele ahlanganise izimfanelo zendlovu nengwe. Enye yezinganekwane zama-Edo ithi indlovu nengwe bake baphikisana ngokuthi yimuphi kubo ongumbusi wangempela wehlathi.

Phakathi kwabantu base-Afrika, imaski yengwe ingaba yenkosi kuphela, njengophawu lwegunya. Ababusi abaningi babewagcina ezigodlweni zabo lezi zikati ezidla inyama.

Abantu abaningi base-Afrika banikeza izingwe amandla akhethekile omlingo. Amakhosi aseZaire kanye nabantu baseNingizimu Afrika bayathanda ukuveza ingwe ezifanekisweni zabo. I-Leopards izuze inhlonipho enjalo phakathi kwabantu base-Afrika ngenxa yokugxuma kwabo okumangalisayo, lapho cishe abasoze baphuthelwa - lokhu kubenza babe uphawu lwesibindi nokuhlakanipha. Izinganekwane eziningi zibuye zikhulume ngokuguqulwa kwemilingo, lapho abanye abantu bathatha isimo sezingwe.

Umthombo: "Izimpawu zase-Afrika" ​​Heike Ovuzu