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Nyau

Scope note

Masquerades of the Chewa and neighboring peoples in Malawi, Zambia, and Angola in Africa; they are performed at funerary ceremonies, masqueraders representing spirits of the dead.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262971

Broader Terms used

masquerades

Created

13yrs ago

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