The date for the ceremony is announced by the Litunga a few weeks beforehand after considering the level of the floods, the availability of food and the phase of the moon. Therefore, the date changes regularly depending on rainfalls.
The local chiefs called the Indunas come along during this journey.
The Nalikwanda is the Litunga’s boat, it carries the king’s personal belongings, his crew of musicians, paddlers…It can be easily recognised thanks to a large statue of an elephant symbolizing the Lozi power.
These beautiful pieces are the results of a collaboration with some art teachers.
Our students are prepare lessons and share their energy with Zambian students
Each year in Zambia’s Western Province the Litunga, the King of the Lozi people, moves from his summer home at Lealui in the flooded villages of the Barotse Floodplain, to his winter home in Limulunga on the higher ground. This symbolic ceremony is called the Kuomboka which means to get out of water.
The date for the ceremony is announced by the Litunga a few weeks beforehand after considering the level of the floods, the availability of food and the phase of the moon. Therefore, the date changes regularly depending on rainfalls.
The local chiefs called the Indunas come along during this journey.
The Nalikwanda is the Litunga’s boat, it carries the king’s personal belongings, his crew of musicians, paddlers…It can be easily recognised thanks to a large statue of an elephant symbolizing the Lozi power.
The Nalikwanda is the Litunga’s boat, it carries the king’s personal belongings, his crew of musicians, paddlers…It can be easily recognised thanks to a large statue of an elephant symbolizing the Lozi power.
Previous years, a collaboration between some art teachers and ZEEC was organised, from this fruitful partnership, African themed art emerged from the minds of students
Our students are prepare lessons and share their energy with Zambian students
Each year in Zambia’s Western Province the Litunga, the King of the Lozi people, moves from his summer home at Lealui in the flooded villages of the Barotse Floodplain, to his winter home in Limulunga on the higher ground. This symbolic ceremony is called the Kuomboka which means to get out of water.
The date for the ceremony is announced by the Litunga a few weeks beforehand after considering the level of the floods, the availability of food and the phase of the moon. Therefore, the date changes regularly depending on rainfalls.
The local chiefs called the Indunas come along during this journey.
The Nalikwanda is the Litunga’s boat, it carries the king’s personal belongings, his crew of musicians, paddlers…It can be easily recognised thanks to a large statue of an elephant symbolizing the Lozi power.
The Nalikwanda is the Litunga’s boat, it carries the king’s personal belongings, his crew of musicians, paddlers…It can be easily recognised thanks to a large statue of an elephant symbolizing the Lozi power.
Previous years, a collaboration between some art teachers and ZEEC was organised, from this fruitful partnership, African themed art emerged from the minds of students