Dengese people

The Dengese, also known as the Ndengese, are an ethnic group from Democratic Republic of the Congo. They speak Bondengese and Lingala.

They go by various names, including Bonkese, Bonkesse, Dekese, Dengese, Dengeses, Ileo, Ndengeses, Ndengse, Ndenkese, and Nkutu.[1]

The population numbers an estimated 12,000 people.[2]

  • Détail de statue à scarifications[3]
  • Couteau de jet

References

  1. ^ "Archive: Ndengese (peuple d'Afrique)". RAMEAU, BnF. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ^ Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, in L'Art tribal d'Afrique noire, Thames & Hudson, 2010, p. 173
  3. ^ Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale

The Dengese of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

African art - Ndenguesé



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