Tua people are an ancient tribe, a physical and cultural mixture between a pre-Bantu group (probably San) with Bantu peoples, arrived at the Cunene River (Angola) region around the 18th Century. The physical features of many Tua remind that of the San, despite their wears are similar to that of the Himba, the dominant tribe in the area who consider them an inferior ethnic group, because they do not possess cattle. They speak a Herero dialect -like the Himbaand the Hakaona- and their economy is based on hunting and gathering. Some men are great blacksmiths, making arrowheads, hoes and bracelets for neighboring tribes.
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