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FAMILY: Gramineae (Poaceae)
SUBFAMILY: Bambusoideae
TRIBE: Bambuseae
SUBTRIBE: bambusinae
Common names: bamboo
General Description: The plant family, Poaceae, includes various grasses all known as Bamboo. Bambusa vulgaris is the best known, being cultivated and distributed widely. It is a tropical bamboo that grows in clumps and is used for paper production.
Location: These grasses are mostly found in the tropics [...]

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One of the most common themes that are depicted in African art is that of a stranger, which signifies the premium that Africans place on the tribe to which they belong. Another way of depicting a tribe’s unique set of beliefs is to depict them in masks, which have been used in [...]