Water Container (Chilongo Chakumuto)
1950 · Terracotta and kaolin
54.7 × 60.4 × 60.4 cm (21 1/2 × 23 3/4 × 23 3/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Makonde
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Makonde is the language spoken by the Makonde, an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Makonde is a central Bantu language closely related to Yao. The Matambwe (Matembwe) and Mabiha (Maviha) dialects are divergent, and may not be Makonde.
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