REGION: Africa
COUNTRY: Zambia
YEAR PRINTED: 1992
VALUE: 30 kwachas
This stamp is one of a set issued by the Zambian government in 1992 to celebrate the country’s traditional masks. This stamp depicts the maliya mask of the Chewa people, used in the Nyau Secret Society dances. This particular mask represents the spirit of a kind female ancestor, who will sing and dance with the village.
