Case file · Sacred site
Chongoni rock art and Chewa ritual
The rock shelters of Chongoni in central Malawi, used by BaTwa hunter-gatherers and later Chewa farmers, are still tied to rain ceremonies and initiations; UNESCO listed them in 2006.
2006 CE · -14.28, 34.27 · status: official
The account
Later paintings in white clay are linked to Chewa girls' initiation and to the Nyau masked society.