Gule Wamkulu
E926101
Chewa cultural practice
intangible cultural heritage
masked performance
religious ceremony
ritual dance
Gule Wamkulu is a secretive, ritual masked dance and spiritual performance central to the cultural and religious life of the Chewa people of Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chewa cultural practice
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ masked performance ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ ritual dance ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Chewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Nyau secret society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice |
Malawi
NERFINISHED
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Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Great Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCostumeMaterial |
animal skins
GENERATED
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burlap GENERATED ⓘ natural fibers GENERATED ⓘ rags GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male performers ⓘ |
| hasKeyElement |
animal masks
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drumming ⓘ masked dancers ⓘ ritual costumes ⓘ ritual music ⓘ song ⓘ spirit masks ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Chichewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceSpace |
bush shrines
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graveyards ⓘ village arenas ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction |
communication with ancestral spirits
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funerary rites ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
community cohesion
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entertainment ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasThematicContent |
cosmological beliefs
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historical narratives ⓘ moral tales ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| inscribedOnUNESCOList | 2005 ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
esoteric
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ritualized ⓘ secretive ⓘ spiritual performance ⓘ |
| linkedToBeliefSystem |
Chewa ancestral veneration
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Chewa cosmology ⓘ |
| performedBy |
initiated men
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members of Nyau society ⓘ |
| performedOnOccasion |
funerals
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harvest celebrations ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ political events ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Chewa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | initiation into Nyau society ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod |
oral tradition
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secret instruction within Nyau ⓘ |
| UNESCOList | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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