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Mwalawolemba Rock Paintings Gallery


Title: Mwalawolemba Rock Paintings

Description: Rock Paintings on Mikolongwe Hill. The site consists of red and white rock paintings which were mostly done by finger. The paintings have animal figures in white; and footprints, circles and sun-rays in red . The red paintings are much older than the white ones, dating to as early as the Iron age. The meanings of what was written vary from female initiation rites to a calendar pattern which depicts change of seasons.

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