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15-587: [REDACTED] Look up gamba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gamba or Gambas may refer to: Geography [ edit ] Gamba, Gabon , a port Gamba Airport in Gamba, Gabon Gamba, Chad , a town Gamba County , Tibet People [ edit ] Gamba (surname) Gamba (footballer) (Carlos Alberto Gambarotta; 1893–1944), Brazilian footballer Other uses [ edit ] Viol , any of

30-491: A dozen miles away from the heart of the city near the airport and the oil terminal. The Balumbu people are known to be the autochthons of the region, even though the Punu and Fang people are now possibly the majority ethnic groups present. The name Gamba stands for fog in Vili , probably because of the foggy weather during the dry season. Gamba attracts many tourists from all over

45-467: A family of stringed musical instruments, informally called a gamba Gamba di Pernice or Gamba rossa, a variety of grape Gamba Osaka , Japanese football team Gambas (Spanish "prawns") programming language Gamba, title character of the Japanese anime series Gamba no Bōken Gamba: Gamba to Nakama-tachi , 2015 Japanese anime film adaptation of the anime series Gamba no Bōken "Gamba",

60-657: A song by Brockhampton from Saturation II Gamba grass ( Andropogon gayanus ) Gamba, the Hebrew word for a red Bell pepper Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gamba . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gamba&oldid=1253515175 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

75-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gamba, Gabon Historically, the area was populated by gatherer-hunter-fishermen autochthons scattered in small villages around the Ndogo Lagoon and the Yenzi Lake . With the discovery in 1967 of a major oil field by Shell in the area, the town boomed and immigration of workers from various other parts of

90-409: Is only danced with in the dark at night. Different from the other two masks, these masks are rarely found in a museum because they used to hide them very well, due to the belief that they are dangerous and they have an evil nature. The Punu believe in their God Nyambye , they feared evil spirits, they used to do chirurgical operations after someone death to find out the cause of the death however if

105-497: The Jagas had shown that this warrior group was of diverse origins, B.M. Batsikama and M. Ipari had concluded that the invaders of Mbanza Kongo in 1568 were populations of Kongo origin. The Punu people migrated into The Republic of the Congo in the 16th century and migrated into Southern Gabon in the 18th century. One of the well known Punu art objects are the white masks with nine dots on

120-529: The Republic of Congo . According to Magang-Ma-Mbuju and Mbumb Bwass the Punu people originated from the people called « Jagas » and came from Kasaï and Zambezi. According to them, it was the Punu people who had invaded the kingdom of Kongo in 1568 and they were known as Jagas . Claude Hélène Perrot said that before the publication of the work of these two authors (Magang-Ma-Mbuju and Mbumb Bwass), many studies devoted to

135-564: The capture and return of enslaved runaways, known as 'Freedom Seekers', have uncovered a young, female member of the Punu community living and working in East London in the early 1700s. Her intricate scarification marks, described as diamonds on her forehead and temples are those portrayed on the Mukudj , female ancestor masks of the Punu community in Gabon. Punu carvers continue to model these masks on

150-429: The cause of the late person could not be found it was then the wizard (mulosi) from the family circle who should be held responsible. People were jealous of successful people and they believe that their jealousy would cause the successful person harm or death. Illness was always seen as a work of an evil spirit and the only way to heal was by a special ritual to cast away the evil spirit's work. Newspaper adverts, seeking

165-469: The country resulted in the population today of over 10000 people. Though production from the Gamba field is now only a fraction of what it once was, Gamba remains an important and strategic oil hub, being one of only two oil terminals in Gabon (the other one being Cape Lopez ). Most people live in the heart of the town, divided into five blocks called “Plaines”, while most senior Shell staff live in Yenzi , half

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180-423: The first European discover the first white mask. Later in 1925-30 Europeans had more access to the societies and the secrecy was less than before. Black masks in Punu culture were worn by dancers as training masks, which perform first to announce the arrival of the white mask dancer which is more experienced. Sometimes when a misfortune happens to a group they take white masks and paint them black. This type of mask

195-410: The forehead symbolizing the nine Punu clans, now known as the Punu masks. The masks are life size, they can cover a person's face. They are worn by the dancers in south Gabon. When there is a major community event the dancers wear these masks, one major event would be a dance performed for a secret society. Europeans have been trying to discover the Punu society for a long time, but not until June 1865 did

210-476: The women they consider most beautiful in the village. The features of the mask, although idealised, reflect the subject’s best features.  Women with scarification are admired for their strength in enduring this process and are considered particularly beautiful as a result. The girl, aged about 16, resided with Captain Henry Lumley and his household at number 18 Prescott street, Goodman Fields, Aldgate . On

225-471: The world because of its remarkable biodiversity, and the proximity of Sette Cama and the Loango National Park . As a result of all that activity, life in Gamba is very expensive, and the ongoing economic crisis makes things more difficult for residents. Schools include: Punu people The Punu or Bapunu (Pungwe|Pungu|Uréwé ) ( Sira, Ban Sira ), are a Bantu meta-ethnicity of Gabon and

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