Togo, one of the smallest countries in all of Africa, a strip of land between Ghana and Benin, with exit to the Gulf of Guinea, is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, highly dependent on agriculture. The largest religious group in country are those with indigenous beliefs. In Togo, there are about 40 different ethnic groups, the most numerous of which are the Ewe and Ouatchis in the south. Also found are Kotokoli or Tem and Tchamba in the center and the Kabye people in the north. Other Ethnic groups include the Mina, Mossi, and Aja people. I believe that the women and the children on the postcard are Kabye. The Kabye are primarily known for farming and cultivation of the stony Kara Valley area, but they also live in northern Benin under the name of Lokpa or Lukpa. Kabye profess that the first human being was an androgynous being who descended from the sky, which is said to be male, to the Earth, which is female. Kumberito landed between two small mountain ranges where the Kabre community is currently located.
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