Bantu knots were originally worn by women to keep their hair protected from the elements and to prevent tangling. Today, Bantu knots have gained widespread popularity as a chic, fashionable ...

There is evidence that the Bantu ancestors of the modern Swahili peoples mastered sailing technology and possessed canoes and boats so they could make their way along the Zambezi river.

Methods A cross-sectional investigation of 985 Tanzanian men and women (130 Masai, 371 rural Bantu and 484 urban Bantu) with mean age of 46 (9.3) years. Anthropometric measures, blood pressure, serum ...