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Pictured below are vintage Jamaican images (1870 – 1890). Until the end of the 15th century, three different people lived in the Caribbean: the Ciboneys, the Taino Arawaks and the Karibs. It is to the latter that the region owes its name. Estimates concerning the size of the original population recorded vary from 300,00 to 6,000,000. The… Read more
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The Baka/ Bayaka are another subgroup among the original inhabitants of the Equatorial Forest of Central Afrika. (pictured below is a vintage picture of Baka men from Cameroon/Gabon).
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“Akan use symbols and proverbs abundantly in their daily expressions. Ability to use proverbs, figures of speech and metaphors wins for the speaker recognition of intelligence and wisdom. “Nyansapo” means “wisdom knot” and suggests that, when the wise ties a knot it takes an intelligent mind to untie it. The saying implies that there… Read more
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“Every closed eye is not sleeping; and every open eye is not seeing” – Chadian Proverb. – There’s always more than what meets the eye.
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“Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.” – Miriam Makeba.
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