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Fang
Bantu-speaking peoples of S Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and N Gabon. The Fang number about 3.6 million. Under colonial rule they engaged in ivory trading, and after World War I in cocoa farming. By 1939 much of the population was Christian, but since 1945 there has been a rapid growth of syncretistic sects. They are politically influential, especially in Gabon.


Lange
U.S. documentary photographer. Born in Hoboken, N.J., she studied photography and opened a portrait studio in San Francisco in 1919. During the Great Depression, her photos of homeless men led to her employment by a federal agency to bring the plight of the poor to public attention. Her photographs were so effective that the government established camps for migrants. Her Migrant Mother (1936) was the most widely reproduced of all Farm Security Administration pictures. She produced several other photo essays, incl. one documenting the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans.


mango
Evergreen tree and fruit (Mangifera indica) of the sumac, or cashew, family, one of the most important and widely cultivated fruits of the tropical world. The yellow to orange fruit is juicy, distinctively spicy, and a rich source of vitamins A, C, and D. Mango fruit varies in shape, color, and size from ovoid to long, from vividly red and yellow to dull green, and from plum- to melon-sized. It is used in Theravada Buddhist ceremonies. The long-lived tree reaches 50-60 ft (15-18 m) and has long, lance-shaped leaves and clusters of small, pinkish, fragrant flowers.


Tange
Japanese architect. Tange worked in the office of K. Maekawa before setting out on his own. His best-known early work was the Peace Center, Hiroshima (1946-56). The Kagawa prefectural offices in Takamatsu (1955-58) were a particularly fine blend of the modern and traditional. In 1959 he and his students published the Boston Harbor project, launching the Metabolist school. His work in the 1960s took more boldly dramatic form, and he became a master at manipulating complex geometries; his National Gymnasium for Tokyo's 1964 Olympic Games is exemplary. More recent works include the New Tokyo City Hall complex (1991). Also influential as a writer, teacher, and town planner, Tange was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1987.


tango
Spirited Spanish flamenco dance; also a S. Amer. ballroom dance. It evolved into a ballroom dance in Buenos Aires, possibly influenced by the Cuban habanera. It was made popular in the U.S. by V. and I. Castle, and by 1915 it was being danced throughout Europe. Early versions were fast and exuberant; these were later modified to the smoother ballroom step, characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions and danced to music in 4/4 time.


Angus
Breed of black, hornless beef cattle. Formerly known as Aberdeen Angus, it originated in NE Scotland, but its ancestry is obscure. ...

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