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The totemic animal Tembo-Shumba, a cross between a zebra and a lion, is a mythical creature. Tembo-Shumba (‘Zebra-Lion’) is the totem of the present day Mutasa people. Nhetembo yedzinza: Tembo-Shumba Samaita Mwaita Mbizi, Mwaita Chiwara, Njuma … Read more
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