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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Ark of Covenant for the Bemba People now lies in the National Museums of Scotland \u25cf Ubwanga Bwe Lamfya, (the Ark of Covenant), provided protection for warriors and was carried to the battlefield. In the War Council for the planning of military undertakings, the horn pointed to the direction of the enemy.<\/p>\n

The last known Ubwanga bwe Lamfya was taken by Scottish missionaries and exported to the United Kingdom (between 1890-1930) and now lies in the African Collections of National Museums of Scotland.<\/p>\n

This artifact had spiritual and symbolic significance for the bemba people and it\u2019s time that it was returned to Zambia and probably placed in our national museums. Picture below of the Ubwanga Bwe Lamfya;<\/p>\n

Antelope horn decorated with an iron bell, Palm Civet (Nandinia binotata) skins and a length of red cotton cloth, attached to a woven basket core, known as a ilamfia, used for divination in warfare: Collected from Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia, Tanganyika Plateau, Awemba, late 19th century<\/p>\n

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