Category:Sona (ideogram)
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Sona (sing. lusona) are traditional geometric patterns drawn in the sand. This ideographic tradition is known across eastern Angola, northwestern Zambia and adjacent areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is mainly practiced by the Chokwe and Luchazi peoples. These ideographs function as mnemonic devices to help remember proverbs, fables, games, riddles and animals, and to transmit knowledge.
Media in category "Sona (ideogram)"
The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
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Ceremonial Procession, Angola, 1650s-1660s.jpg 574 × 800; 377 KB
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Chokwe Lusona - The creation of the world.jpg 900 × 850; 124 KB
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Iron-working, Angola, ca. 1650s.jpg 572 × 800; 325 KB
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Kalunga-lusona.jpg 292 × 271; 38 KB
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Lusona 1.jpg 1,400 × 1,400; 127 KB
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Lusona 2.jpg 1,800 × 1,800; 507 KB
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Lusona 3.jpg 2,000 × 1,666; 435 KB
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Lusona 4.jpg 600 × 550; 113 KB
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Lusona 5.jpg 600 × 500; 141 KB
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Lusona 6.jpg 1,200 × 800; 288 KB
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Lusona 7.jpg 1,200 × 700; 190 KB
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Selling Fiber Textiles, Angola, 1650s.jpg 576 × 800; 361 KB
