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Liberian wood curved sculptures are heavily influenced by ancient history predating modern Liberia, folklore, proverbs, spirituality, rural life and show the artist's strong observations for grand detail and their connections to the people and objects sculpted. Liberian artists both in the country and diaspora have also gained recognition for ...
The Mano ethnic group occupy the northeastern part of Liberia known as Nimba County and some parts of modern-day Guinea, in the forest section of that republic. [2] According to John Gbatu, (1919-2010), a prominent Mano tribal leader, the name Nimba originates with the Mano dialect which in Mano is Niemba/Nyamba Tun ( Mount Nimba ).
Religion in Liberia (8 C, 4 P) S. ... Pages in category "Culture of Liberia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Decoration Day (tradition)
By the end of 1963 there were five assemblies [18] and Liberian Bahá'ís elected their first National Spiritual Assembly in 1975. [19] The community was somewhat disrupted by the First Liberian Civil War [20] but re-established their National Spiritual Assembly in 1998. [21] Almost 9,500 Bahá'ís are believed to have been in Liberia in 2006. [22]
The traditional religion of the Bassa people has a moral and ethical foundation, one that reveres ancestors and supernatural spirits. [8] The Sande / Bondo helmet masks, worn by a society official during special ceremonies, represent the idealized beauty of a female primordial ancestor spirit, believed to reside in bodies of water. [9]: 57
The practice of Islam in Liberia has been compared to Islam common in Senegal and Gambia, with strong orientation toward Sufism. The major Islamic holidays, Eid el Fitr, Ramadan and Eid al Adha, called Tabaski Day, are celebrated annually in Liberia. People have begun to go on Hajj to Mecca in recent years. Joint English-Arabic language ...
Americo-Liberian people (also known as Congo people or Congau people), [2] are a Liberian ethnic group of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and liberated African origin. Americo-Liberians trace their ancestry to free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans who emigrated in the 19th century to become the founders of the state of Liberia .
The population is estimated at 107,000 people; of which many fled to Guinea during the Liberian Civil War. Gbandi people practice Islam and Christianity, as well as some traditional beliefs. Gbandi people practice Islam and Christianity, as well as some traditional beliefs.