14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Mutomboko - War dance of the Luba-Lunda Empire
Mutomboko is one of the biggest and most significant ceremonies in eastern and southern Africa, although beyond the region it´s nearly unknown. It is held by the Luba-Lunda people from Kazembe state in Mwansabombwe/Kazembe, northeastern Zambia. People are coming from all over the country and even from neighboring DR Congo. Mutomboko is the war dance of the Luba-Lunda, danced by the king Chief Mwata Kazembe in his traditional outfit at the end of two days of rituals and paying homage to the ancestors, dancing and chanting.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2016 |
| Date Uploaded: | 09.2016 |
| Photo Location: | Mwansabombwe/Kazembe, Zambia |
| Camera: | LEICA Q (Typ 116) |
| Copyright: | © Ulf Krone |