Catch (ethnicity)
The Fang are an ethnic group living in western central Africa .
habitat
Most of them live on the national territories of Equatorial Guinea (80% of the population there), Gabon (11.5% of the population) and - in small groups - in southern Cameroon (12% of the population). Pangwe (catching the same name as the ethnic group) is the name for the language of this group, which belongs to the family of Bantu languages .
The Fang originally had a monotheistic religion . At the beginning of the 20th century they were visited by Christian missionaries whose teachings they incorporated into their own faith. In addition, they were strongly influenced by co- opting . Today most of the Fang are Christians.
The Fang are known for their art, especially for carvings and for the epic storytelling tradition named after the name of the Kerbstegzither mvet . The traditional group dances are accompanied by an ensemble of xylophones mendzan , large, upright drums mbejn and wooden slit drums nkul .
The Fang sword is known by the names ntsakh and fa .
During the colonial period , the Fang had their own currency, which consisted of copper and iron . Today they live mainly from cocoa cultivation and fishing .
A well-known catch was former President of Gabon Léon M'ba .
literature
- Günther Tessmann : The Pangwe. Ethnological monograph of a West African Negro tribe. Results of the Lübeck Pangwe expedition 1907–09 and earlier research 1904–1907. 2 volumes, Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin 1913.
- Xavier Cadet: Histoire des Fang, Peuple Gabonais. L'Harmattan, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-296-07581-8 . (Also: Diss., Université de Lille 3, Lille 2005). ( Full text , French).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred A. Zirngibl , Alexander Kubetz: panga na visu. Handguns, forged cult objects and shields from Africa. HePeLo-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811254-2-9 . Pp. 86-88, 287
- ↑ Sotheby’s : Fang Sword in the auction on November 30, 2010