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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 ...
In fact, during the great siege of Ganta, high ranking Manos in the Guinean Army provided military aid to Mano defenders in Liberia. Today, the region they occupied have common bustling towns in terms of trade and commerce mainly by their Dan brothers. The Manos have close culture and language similarity with the Gios (Dan).
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]
Religion in Liberia (8 C, 4 P) S. Surnames of Liberian origin (7 P) W. ... Pages in category "Culture of Liberia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of ...
The Vai people speak the Vai language, which is one of the Mande languages. The Sierra Leonean Vai are predominantly found in Pujehun District around the Liberian border. Many Sierra Leonean villages that border Liberia are populated by the Vai. In total, about 1200 Vai live in Sierra Leone. [4] Group of Vai women and girls, 1907
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.
The basic unit of Dan culture is the family. Dan culture is patrilineal and polygamous, so this unit comprises a husband, one or more wives and their children. [5] Lineages, or groups of people descended from a common ancestor in the paternal line, live in distinct sections of the town, which are called quarters in Liberian English.
In Culture and Customs of Liberia (2006) by Ayodeji Olukoju, the place of the Poro society in Liberian life is examined."Liberian religious culture is characterised by a predisposition towards secrecy (encapsulated in the concept of ifa mo - "do not speak it") and an ingrained belief in the intervention of mysterious forces in human affairs". [4] "