Kuba people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Bakuba
gptkbp:artworkBy wood
beads
cowrie shells
raffia palm fiber
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Nsheng
gptkbp:famousFor Kuba art
Kuba masks
Kuba textiles
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 19th century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkb:Kuba_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kuba people
gptkbp:initiationRite Mwaash aMbooy
gptkbp:instrument drums
xylophones
thumb pianos
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkb:Kuba_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:hunting
farming
fishing
weaving
gptkbp:mask Bwoom
Mwaash aMbooy
Ngaady aMwaash
gptkbp:notableFor complex political system
elaborate court rituals
geometric patterns in art
gptkbp:notableLeader Shyaam a-Mbul
gptkbp:notablePlace Kuba box
Kuba cup
Kuba headdress
Kuba mat
gptkbp:population ~250,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kasai
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Lele
Bushoong
Ngongo
gptkbp:religion Bumba (creator god)
gptkbp:ruled Nyim
gptkbp:socialStructure centralized monarchy
gptkbp:tradition Kuba religion
gptkbp:traditionalDress raffia cloth
gptkbp:tribe gptkb:Luba
gptkb:Songye
gptkb:Tshokwe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ndop
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6