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The Kerewe (locally: Wakerewe) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based on Ukerewe Island in the Tanzanian section of Lake Victoria. They speak the Kerewe language.
Population
editIn 2012, the population of the Kerewe people was 345,147.[1]
Arts
editThe Kerewe of Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria carved large wooden figures, about 3 feet (90 cm) high, which appear to have been effigies of deceased chiefs. Other examples of wood sculpture, including figures and masks, are known, some showing possible influences from the Luba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In general, however, this is an area in which other artistic mediums clearly dominate.
References
edit- ^ "Government Census" (PDF). The United Republic of Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.