Chewa Nyau Society Mask, Malawi rondelle the unemployed

the unemployed

2 x 4mm - 4 x 8mm

All of the wearers

BEADS ARE SOLD IN THIS 28 PIECE LOT AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS

Three horizontal scarifications (àbàjà) are incised on each cheek

Chewa Nyau Society Mask, Malawi rondelle the unemployedChewa Mask, Malawi A carved wooden Mask with a greenish blue pigment accented with black paint and adorned with old burlap bag strips and raffia grass, with obvious age and field use. The Chewa of Malawi and Zambia are primarily an agricultural People with a Matrilineal Social Structure. The Nyau Society consists of both male and female Initiates, with different rituals and roles ascribed to each. Masks are worn by male members of the Society only.