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Ref. ODEB-RWA-0020-BAPAAC007

Unique pair of Tutsi Intore dance paintings; watercolours on paper. Rwanda-Urundi 1955/63. Signed KP. Framed and with glass. The elite Intore dance warriors of ancient armies of Burundi and Rwanda were a particular kind of warrior group to have lived throughout ancient Africa. They were from the aristocracy and received a careful education being the warriors of Mwami who received royal treatment and privileges. Intore means warrior and Mwami, king in Rwanda.
Unique pair of Tutsi Intore dance paintings; watercolours on paper. Rwanda-Urundi 1955/63. Signed KP. Framed and with glass. The elite Intore dance warriors of ancient armies of Burundi and Rwanda were a particular kind of warrior group to have lived throughout ancient Africa. They were from the aristocracy and received a careful education being the warriors of Mwami who received royal treatment and privileges. Intore means warrior and Mwami, king in Rwanda.
The Intore dancers were an army trained to go to war and defend the king against internal attacks. These warriors were selected at a very early age and taken into the royal court to receive training. Families often prayed for the blessing of many boys so that one of them could be chosen as a warrior of the king. The selection brought prestige and honour to the family.

Origin: Rwanda or Burundi

Period: 20th century, the 50s. Belgian colonial period in Rwanda-Urundi.

Conditions: Very good. Wear consistent with age and use. The frame of the period is slightly damaged.

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