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ID: 300262971
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300262971

 

Record Type: concept
nyau (masquerades, cultural events, ... Events (hierarchy name))

 

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.
 
Terms:
nyau (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
nyau (Spanish-P,D,U,U)
nyau (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
尼奧 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
囡亞 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
ní ào (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
ni ao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles),UF,U,U)
ni ao (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  K.KM

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Activities Facet
Activities Facet
Hierarchy of Events (hierarchy name)
.... Events (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of events (activities)
........ events (activities) (G)
Hierarchy of cultural events
............ cultural events (G)
Hierarchy of masquerades
................ masquerades (G)
Hierarchy of nyau
.................... nyau (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 非洲的切瓦(Chewa)部族和鄰近馬拉威、尚比亞與安哥拉內部族的化妝舞會;在喪葬典禮上表演,戴面具的舞者代表死者的靈魂。 
Dutch ..... Maskerades van het Chewavolk en naburige volkeren in de Afrikaanse landen Malawi, Zambia en Angola, die worden opgevoerd bij begrafenissen. De gemaskerden stellen de geesten van de doden voor. 
Spanish ..... Mascarada del pueblo Chewa y las poblaciones vecinas en Malawi, Zambia y Angola en África; se llevan a cabo en las ceremonias funerarias, con enmascarados que representan los espírituos de la muerte. 

Sources and Contributors:
尼奧............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  文化部文化資產局網站 July 16, 2012
囡亞............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...........  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
ni ao............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
..............  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
ní ào............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
..............  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
nyau............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
...........  AAT-Ned (1994-)
...........  African Arts (1967-) illustration, Vol. 26, No. 2, 92, Yoshida. "Masks and secrecy among the Chewa."
...........  Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- AFRART -- 5/98
...........  Lindgren and Schoffeleers, Rock Art and Nyau Symbolism (1978) TITL
...........  MMWKNC TITL
...........  TAA database (2000-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Legacy AAT data
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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