The Mbuti Pygmies
the Mbuti Pygm
The Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Forest
By:
Hamda
Mohamed
Jennifer
The Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Forest
By:
Hamda
Mohamed
Jennifer
The pygmy people also known as Bambuti rely on the ituri forest to supply them with basic necessities used in their daily lives. The Bambuti are primarily hunter-gatherers who travel through the forest in small isolated bands in search for everything one would need to survive. No one actually knows how long they have resided in the ituri forest although it is thought to be for over thousands of years. For the tribe the ituri forest is everything; they view the forest as a scared place in the world, since there is an ample amount of food all year long. There unique traditional economy is run on the basis of survival and not surplus. The mbuti only take what they need and feel that working to gain more than what you need is pointless. That’s why when deciding what to produce, the mbuti tribes or bands always search for the essentials of living, along with scared items for ceremonies or rituals. The mbuti people like live in small bands and that band decides what they need. They also distribute the goods according to who needs it. The people are very social among the tribe, they like to work together and spend time with family and friends when there not searching or hunting for goods.
The ituri forest has an ample amount of supply throughout the year; it contains many mushrooms, roots, berries, nuts and herbs and a variety of leafy vegetables. The forest is also a provider of medicines. The mbuti use the forest to treat many different kinds of illnesses including headaches, eye inflammation, heart pains, toothaches, open wounds, toe rot and even hemorrhoids. All of which are treated by natural substances that contain leaves, tree bark, stems, plants, roots and berries. The mbuti people try to make use of all the things the forest has to provide.
The mbuti tribe divides up the
The Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Forest
By:
Hamda
Mohamed
Jennifer
The Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Forest
By:
Hamda
Mohamed
Jennifer
The pygmy people also known as Bambuti rely on the ituri forest to supply them with basic necessities used in their daily lives. The Bambuti are primarily hunter-gatherers who travel through the forest in small isolated bands in search for everything one would need to survive. No one actually knows how long they have resided in the ituri forest although it is thought to be for over thousands of years. For the tribe the ituri forest is everything; they view the forest as a scared place in the world, since there is an ample amount of food all year long. There unique traditional economy is run on the basis of survival and not surplus. The mbuti only take what they need and feel that working to gain more than what you need is pointless. That’s why when deciding what to produce, the mbuti tribes or bands always search for the essentials of living, along with scared items for ceremonies or rituals. The mbuti people like live in small bands and that band decides what they need. They also distribute the goods according to who needs it. The people are very social among the tribe, they like to work together and spend time with family and friends when there not searching or hunting for goods.
The ituri forest has an ample amount of supply throughout the year; it contains many mushrooms, roots, berries, nuts and herbs and a variety of leafy vegetables. The forest is also a provider of medicines. The mbuti use the forest to treat many different kinds of illnesses including headaches, eye inflammation, heart pains, toothaches, open wounds, toe rot and even hemorrhoids. All of which are treated by natural substances that contain leaves, tree bark, stems, plants, roots and berries. The mbuti people try to make use of all the things the forest has to provide.
The mbuti tribe divides up the