#chewa

[folkfashion]

Nyau dancers, Malawi, by Mwabwera Ntchana

[okaydrawboy]

Abyssinian Chewa / Warrior Nobility

[lionofchaeronea]

Mask for the Nyau society of the Chewa people, central or southern Malawi, carved to resemble Elvis Presley. Artist unknown; ca. 1977. Now in the Brooklyn Museum. Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum.

[aic-african]

Storage Vessel (Msuko), Chewa, 1950, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of Africa

Through prior gift of Richard Faletti, the Faletti Family Collection Size: 40.6 x 40.6 cm (16 x 16 in.) Medium: Terracotta and pigment

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/234440/

[ancestorswatching]

Hello Hannah, I saw your post on the Chewa people and was wondering if you have more information on them? I am writing a fantasy-webnovel where the MC falls in love with a girl who grew up in a land based on Maravi, so I'm trying to find detail information on how dating/marriage would have worked there (pre-colonial times) but it's not going great. I'm white, but both characters are black, and it feels dangerous to just assume stuff.

Hello! 

These are a few sources I have saved from prior research on the Chewa people. I hope they’re helpful!

https://ghi.llu.edu/sites/ghi.llu.edu/files/docs/CultureGram%20-%20Malawi.pdf 

https://www.earth-cultures.com/cultures/people-of-malawi

https://seedglobalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Culture-and-Customs-of-Malawi.pdf

[ancientoriginses]

El Arte Rupestre de Chongoni Ofrece Una Visión Fascinante de la Misteriosa Sociedad Secreta de la Chewa

Quizás las culturas que tradicionalmente registraron sus vidas y rituales en las rocas y dentro de las cuevas no necesitaban palabras escritas. El arte es universal y nos habla a un nivel más profundo, pero a veces se usa para transmitir mensajes que solo otros miembros de la misma sociedad secreta pueden interpretar.

[folkfashion]

Chewa Nyau Dancer, Zambia, by Vlad Sokhin

[lionofchaeronea]

Mask used in the Nyau masquerade, of the Chewa people, Malawi. Artist unknown; late 20th century. Now in the British Museum. Photo credit: © Hans Hillewaert/Wikimedia Commons.