The Wolof Tribe

Wolof Tribe
Background
The Wolof Tribe is located in the western part of Africa in the Senegambia Region which comprises of Gambia and Senegal. The tribe has a population of over five million. The tribe is spread through a few countries in Africa and the country with the biggest concentration is Gambia. They speak the Wolof language. The Mandinka and Fulani are the neighbouring people and they trade, marry with, fight and depend on the Serer, Mandinka, Fulani, Tukulors and Jolas.
Most of the people of the Wolof tribe are architectural but some deal in cattle. The houses normally have an iron or a wooden bed, a sponge or a grass stuffed mattress with pillows stuffed with feathers or cotton. In the corner there might be a water jar with one cup on the top.
After the defeat of the Empire of the Ghana in the 11th century the ancestors of the Wolof Tribe migrated west to the coast from Mali. Surprisingly, much of the Wolof history has been kept in oral praise songs which are recited by...