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NYAU : Maskenbünde im südlichen Malaŵi / Gerhard Kubik (unter Mitarbeit von Moya Aliya Malamusi)

Catalog Data

Author:
Kubik, Gerhard 1934-  Search this
Malamusi, Moya Aliya  Search this
Physical description:
62 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), folded map ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Malawi
Date:
1987
Notes:
Nyau is a secret society associated with masked initiation rites among the Chipeta and Mang'anja in southern Malawi. Its most distinctive masquerade is the anthropomorphic kapoli, but there are others -- kadewere (here portrayed as a European) and nchaule, or zoomorphic masks. Several types of drums are also associated with nyau. Kubik compares nyau traditions with those of neighboring matrilineal peoples in eastern Angola, southern Zaïre and Zambia and in Mozambique and Tanzania (see the table on page 38).
Topic:
Secret societies  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Masks  Search this
Religion  Search this
Call number:
DT864 .K95 1987
DT864.K95 1987
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_348173