Makonde

Makonde is named after an tribal group in southeast Tanzania and northern Moç�ambique that is well known for their intricate and semi-realistic wood carvings. The patterns that decorate the Makonde font remind me of the Makonde wood carvings. The Makonde tribal group is of historical interest because Frelimo, the resistance movement which ended Portugese colonialism in East Africa, originated in the homeland of the Makonde.