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Makumbusho Village Museum Description

Makumbusho Village features traditional homes found in different parts of Tanzania, representing 18 ethnic tribes. Visitors can walk through the homes and watch examples of traditional painting, weaving and carving by artists and craftsmen. The dwellings include furnished huts, cattle pens, and meeting places.

The Makumbusho Village Museum holds Ngoma, traditional dances each Thursday and Sunday as well as other cultural activities. The performances include recruits from all over Tanzania. A guide can explain the origin of the dances, which often end with acrobatics.

Hobbies & Activities category: Observe ethnic peoples, folk customs; Village reconstruction, open-air museum

Address

Makumbusho Village Museum
Box 511
Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania

http://www.museum.or.tz/village.asp

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