Teke people

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The Teke people are a Central African ethnic group primarily inhabiting regions of the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their rich artistic traditions, including distinctive masks and sculptures.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Teke people canonical 14
Teke peoples 3
Téké people 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central African people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
artForm body scarification patterns ⓘ
mask making ⓘ
wood sculpture ⓘ
artStyle abstract geometric patterns ⓘ
strong color contrasts ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Gabon ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
crop cassava ⓘ
maize ⓘ
plantains ⓘ
culturalHeritage oral traditions ⓘ
proverbial wisdom ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
geographicArea Congo River basin ⓘ
linked to: Congo River

plateau regions of Central Africa ⓘ
historicalActivity long-distance trade ⓘ
knownFor distinctive circular masks ⓘ
geometric mask designs ⓘ
ritual sculptures ⓘ
language Teke languages ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
maskFunction protection against malevolent forces ⓘ
symbolic representation of social status ⓘ
maskShape flat circular form ⓘ
maskUse funerary rites ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ
materialUsedInArt pigments ⓘ
raffia ⓘ
wood ⓘ
neighboringPeoples Fang people ⓘ
Kongo people ⓘ
Kota people ⓘ
politicalOrganization chiefdoms ⓘ
region Central Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
trade ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor veneration ⓘ
spirit cults ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teke dialect → languageOf → Teke people ⓘ
Teke Peninsula → namedAfter → Teke tribe ⓘ
linked to: Teke people
Teke–Mbede languages → areSpokenBy → Teke peoples ⓘ
linked to: Teke people
Nzebi people → relatedEthnicGroup → Teke people ⓘ
Teke languages → spokenBy → Teke people ⓘ
Nzebi → neighboringEthnicGroup → Teke people ⓘ
subject linked to: Nzebi ethnic group
Teke → ethnicGroup → Teke people ⓘ
Batéké Plateau → namedAfter → Teke people ⓘ
Haut-Ogooué Province → containsEthnicGroup → Téké people ⓘ
linked to: Teke people
Pool Department → hasEthnicGroup → Téké people ⓘ
linked to: Teke people
Zone B Bantu languages → usedBy → Teke peoples ⓘ
linked to: Teke people
Teke-Eboo languages → spokenBy → Teke peoples ⓘ
linked to: Teke people
Tɛgɛ → alternativeName → Teke people ⓘ
Teke-Ngungwel language → spokenBy → Teke people ⓘ
Teke-Ngungwel language → ethnicGroup → Teke people ⓘ
Teke-Ibali language → spokenBy → Teke people ⓘ
Teke-Ibali language → ethnicGroup → Teke people ⓘ
Teke-Kega language → spokenBy → Teke people ⓘ