Occupations, Activities, Tools & Objects

Occupations, Activities, Tools & Objects

Policeman
Policeman
Policeman
Policeman
Traffic policeman on motorbike in Nsanje
Traffic policeman on motorbike in Nsanje
PMF (police military force)
PMF (police military force)
Musicians
Musicians
DJ
DJ
Watchmaker
Watchmaker
Coffin maker
Coffin maker

 

Carpenter
Carpenter
Tailor
Tailor
Tailor
Tailor
Tailoring
Tailoring
Kuluka (knitting)
Kuluka (knitting)
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching to cross the road
Teaching how to cross the road
Bank meeting
Bank meeting
Women meeting
Women meeting
Dancing
Dancing
Kupemphera (praying)
Kupemphera (praying)
Preparing the maize for the mill
Preparing the maize for the mill
Pounding maize
Pounding maize
Making flour in a mill
Making flour in a mill
Building a brick house
Building a brick house
Building a house
Building a house
Building a roof
Building a roof
Building a shelter
Cutting woods
Mitengo (construction wood)
Mitengo (construction wood)
Building a latrine
Building a latrine
Building a shower
Building a shower
Cutting a tree
Cutting a tree
Cutting a tree
Cutting a tree
Using a machete to cut bananas
Using a machete to cut bananas
Net fishing
Net fishing
Net fishing
Net fishing
Net fishing
Net fishing
Sailing a canoe
Sailing a canoe
Sailing a canoe
Sailing a canoe
Sailing a canoe
Sailing a canoe
Sailing a canoe
Sailing a canoe
Selling fish
Selling fish
Selling fish
Selling fish
Selling goat meat
Selling goat meat
Selling pork
Selling pork
Selling donuts
Selling donuts
Street vendor
Street vendor
Craftsman
Craftsman
Selling clothes
Selling clothes
Buying fertilizer
Buying fertilizer
Painting 'shop'
Painting ‘shop’
Making ridges
Making ridges
Watering the coffee
Watering the coffee
Cutting the grass
Cutting the grass
Planting a tree
Planting a tree
Kugawula (ploughing)
Kugawula (ploughing)
Carrying the baby
Carrying the baby
Breast feeding
Breast feeding
Carrying a bucket
Carrying a bucket
As mother as son
As mother as son
Carrying water
Carrying water
Carrying sacks of maize
Carrying sacks of maize
Carrying woods & the child
Carrying woods & the child
Carrying woods
Carrying woods
Carrying dried grass
Carrying dried grass
Carrying woods and vegetables
Carrying woods and vegetables
Drying clothes
Drying clothes
Washing clothes in the river
Washing clothes in the river
Washing dishes
Washing dishes
Bathing
Bathing
Bathing
Bathing
Water pumping
Water pumping
Walking the goats
Walking the goats
Selecting pigeon peas
Selecting pigeon peas
Kukama ng'ombe (milking the cow)
Kukama ng’ombe (milking the cow)
Picking mangos
Picking mangos
Drying flour
Drying flour
Hunters
Hunters
Cooking
Cooking
Preparing dinner (cane rat)
Preparing dinner (cane rat)
Cooking nsima
Cooking nsima
Defeathering a chicken
Defeathering a chicken
Repairing
Repairing
Sewing the sandal
Sewing the sandal
Pottery
Pottery
Dirty job
Dirty job
Preparing the clay
Preparing the clay
Moulding bricks
Moulding bricks
Preparing the clay bricks to be burnt
Preparing the clay bricks to be burnt
Mauvuni (ovens for bricks)
Mauvuni (ovens for bricks)
Making clay bricks
Making clay bricks
Njerwa (bricks)
Njerwa (bricks)
Prisoner work
Prisoner work
Tractor transportation
Tractor transportation
Ox transportation
Ox transportation
Ox transportation
Ox transportation
Cow transportation
Cow transportation
Donkey transportation in Chicwawa
Donkey transportation in Chikwawa
The beast of burden
The beast of burden
Bike transportation
Bike transportation
Bicycle-taxi
Bicycle-taxi
Bicycle taxis
Bicycle taxis
Bicycle
Bicycle
Bike on the shore
Bike on the shore
Wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow
Ngolo (cart)
Ngolo (cart)
Red Cross boats
Red Cross boats
Motorboat
Motorboat
Sailing boat
Sailing boat
Breakdown
Breakdown
Mini-bus
Mini-bus
Bus to Blantyre
Bus to Blantyre
Helikopitala (helicopter) / Ndege yopanda mapiko (plane without wings)
Helikopitala (helicopter) / Ndege yopanda mapiko (plane without wings)
Ndege (airplane)
Ndege (airplane)
Wooden mask
Wooden mask
Traditional mask
Traditional mask
Traditional mask
Traditional mask
Wooden sculpture
Wooden sculpture
Ceremonial sceptres
Ceremonial sceptres
Tree basket protecters
Tree basket protectors
Tree nursery
Tree nursery
Chiwondo (indigenous cloth in Fudwe Museum, Likoma)
Chiwondo (indigenous cloth in Fudwe Museum, Likoma)
Using'anga (traditional medicine in Blantyre museum)
Using’anga (traditional medicine in Blantyre museum)
Using'anga (traditional medicine in Fudwe Museum, Likoma)
Using’anga (traditional medicine in Fudwe Museum, Likoma)
Mankhwala azitsamba (African doctor charms)
Mankhwala azitsamba (African doctor charms)
Chombo (local type of pipe in in Fudwe Museum, Likoma)
Chombo (local type of pipe in in Fudwe Museum, Likoma)
Zipangizo za pa banja (domestic appliances in Blantyre Museum)
Zipangizo za pa banja (domestic appliances in Blantyre Museum)
Chipande for serving nsima
Chipande for serving nsima
Zikho (cups made from gourds)
Zikho (cups made from gourds)
Masache (brooms)
Masache (brooms)
Lichero (winnowing basket)
Lichero (winnowing basket)
Nkhuni (Firewood)
Nkhuni (Firewood)
Nkhuni (firewood)
Nkhuni (firewood)
Moto (fire)
Moto (fire)
Mauvuni (cooking ovens)
Mauvuni (cooking ovens)
Mbaula (charcoal stove)
Mbaula (charcoal stove)
Poto (pot)
Poto (pot)
Mtsuko (clay pot)
Mtsuko (clay pot)
Mtondo (mortar)
Mtondo (mortar)
Frying pan
Frying pan
Simbi (iron)
Simbi (iron)
Mpeni (knife)
Mpeni (knife)
Chikwakwa (sickle)
Chikwakwa (sickle)
Macheka (hand saw)
Macheka (hand saw)
Chisongole (needle for making mats)
Chisongole (needle for making mats)
Chingwe (string)
Chingwe (string)
Grinder
Grinder
Plane
Plane
Macheka (saw)
Macheka (saw)
Nkhwangwa (axe)
Nkhwangwa (axe)
Pickaxe
Pickaxe
Nyundo & msomali (hammer and nail)
Nyundo & msomali (hammer and nail)
Khasu & ngowe (hoe & rake)
Khasu & ngowe (hoe & rake)
Khasu (hoe)
Khasu (hoe)
Fosholo (shovel)
Fosholo (shovel)
Spirit level
Spirit level
Trowel
Trowel
Chikombole (frame for making bricks)
Chikombole (frame for making bricks)
Mtengo (stick for picking fruits)
Mtengo (stick for picking fruits)
Khoka (fishing net)
Khoka (fishing net)
Stones as fishing tools
Stones as fishing tools
Pulawo (plough)
Pulawo (plough)
Goli (yoke)
Goli (yoke)
Wooden chair
Wooden chair
Mpando (chair)
Mpando (chair)
Mng'oma (hive)
Mng’oma (hive)
Village bell
Village bell
Chimbudzi (toilet seat)
Chimbudzi (toilet seat)
Mjigo (Bore hole)
Mjigo (Bore hole)
Mjigo (basic borehole)
Mjigo (basic borehole)
Local bottle-opener
Local bottle-opener
African teeth
African teeth
Bag for mangos
Bag for mangos
Local alarm clock
Local alarm clock
Buku lopatulika (Holy Bible)
Buku lopatulika (Holy Bible)
Chipeso (comb)
Chipeso (comb)
Chikopa (goat skin)
Chikopa (goat skin)
Generator
Generator