The Mbutis are forest dwellers. They are nomadic which means they make only temporary homes and move when they need to find more food. Mbuti women and children spend their mornings and afternoon gathering mushrooms, nuts, fruits, berries and roots as they walk through the forest. The men provide meat for the group, hunting with short spears or poisoned arrows. This daily tasks are often accompanied by singing.
Much time is passed in the village playing games, singing and telling stories.
The Mbutis also make bark cloth by using the bark from various trees. They soften it by using water or heat and then pound it until it is soft like cloth and then the women of the village decorate it. The Fulani people live in the grasslands of West Africa. Opposed to the Mbuti the Fulanis are taller and have a slightly different skin color. The group of Fulanis I would like to discuss are nomadic.