GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Adamawa-speaking Cham peoples of northeastern Nigeria inhabit the southern region of the Gongola River Valley. Agriculture and small-scale herding as well as hunting sustain the Cham. Best known for the terracotta vessels that are used to invoke spirits in divination and healing rituals, Cham artists also work in iron and brass, decorate gourds, and create architectural decoration.
Excerpt from
Roslyn A. Walker, The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), 300.
NOTES
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WEB RESOURCES
- Smart History~Read an overview of the peoples and cultures in Africa.
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES (digitized/non-digitized)
FUN FACTS
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
set operator as OR
apply to objects where culture contains cham
apply to objects where culture contains mwona
Category
rules_operator
OR
General Description
The Adamawa-speaking Cham peoples of northeastern Nigeria inhabit the southern region of the Gongola River Valley. Agriculture and small-scale herding as well as hunting sustain the Cham. Best known for the terracotta vessels that are used to invoke spirits in divination and healing rituals, Cham artists also work in iron and brass, decorate gourds, and create architectural decoration.
Excerpt from
Roslyn A. Walker, The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), 300.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
(digitized/non-digitized)
Web Resources
- Smart History~Read an overview of the peoples and cultures in Africa.
Notes
rules
Apply To
Objects
culture
Contains
cham
Apply To
Objects
culture
Contains
mwona
source file
peoples_and_societies-0053.xml.nores