Brief description of site: The site is on a large boulder on the lower slopes of Chongoni Mountain's west side. The painted surface is overhung by small lip there is no shade or shelter. Looking into trees. This site has to be passed in order to get to the larger site of MAL-CGN6. Brief description of art: The art consists of 3 spread-eagled designs, a snake-like meander and a few filled circles in faded white daubed pigment. There are also two white filled schematized quadrupeds (probably nyau - njobvu).
Brief description of site: The site is on a large block of rock on the lower slopes of the western side of Chongoni Mountain. The site has 2 painted surfaces. On the west side there is a small overhang that protects a large panel of images but provides little shade or shelter. The second panel is on the south side of the large overhang and creates a pleasant inhabitable shelter with limited view and is concealed amongst trees. Brief description of art: Both panels have been extensively painted. The art consists of various spread-eagled designs, a quadruped, a snake-like meander and a concentric circle daubed white. These overlay numerous finger applied red designs. The red motifs include sets of parallel vertical lines, a circle with externally radiating lines, horizontal rows of dots, 3 half circles open at top with multiple vertical internal divisions and a large complex design resembling the form of a spider's web. As well as a single daubed white quadruped and many finger applied red designs. Motifs include: 4 circles with externally radiating lines, 3 grids, and numerous sets of vertical and horizontal parallel lines, a circle with a single vertical internal division and various filled circles. Significant variation in standard of preservation of red designs suggests that they have been executed over a long period of time by various different artists.
Brief description of site: The site is on a large boulder with a significant recess on the northern surface. It is on the lower slopes of Chongoni Mountain's west side above MAL-CGN6. The shelter floor is littered with rocks providing pleasant shaded seating but precluding habitation. Looking into boulders. At the time of the fieldwork the shelter was inhabited by a colony of bees who only permitted short human visitations. Brief description of art: The art consists of 3 simple quadrupeds that are daubed white.
Brief description of site: The site is on a large boulder leaning to the west proving a shaded and sheltered area at its base. The site is positioned on the lower slopes of Chongoni west side. The floor area is strewn with low boulders which provide pleasant shaded seats but preclude habitation. Furthermore the site is on a fairly steep slope that has a sheltered area not widely visible and looks into trees. Brief description of art: The art consists of various swirling lines and dots applied in white (unusual, if not unique) on a low surface. There are also sets of parallel curved lines in red and various horizontal rows of dots.
Brief description of site: The site is on a large boulder on the middle slopes of Chongoni Mountain's west side. From below it looks like one boulder but it is actually two with a large sheltered area in between. This area is well shaded and protected and would have made an ideal habitation site and is extremely secluded making it an ideal hiding place. Brief description of art: The site is a large protected surface holds a few scattered images. The motifs include 6 spread-eagled designs, a square with internal cross, a circle with internal horizontal line, all daubed in varying shades of white. The variation of the pigment in between each motif suggests that each was made at a different time. At the right end of the shelter there are three motifs made up of short joined lines. They looked to me like Chinese writing but this suggestion has been rejected by an expert on Chinese lettering. They are executed by finger in yellow.
Brief description of site: The site is on a large boulder high on the western hillside of Chongoni Mountain, directly above MAL-CGN12. It leans slightly to the west to provide a protected surface but no shade or shelter. The site has a fine view over the wide valley area far below and the Dzenza Mountain beyond. Brief description of art: The art consists of a few lines and other faint traces applied by finger in red.
Brief description of site: The site is on a recessed shelter on a steep slope very near to the top of Chongoni mountain. The overhang provides shade and shelter from rain but the site is extremely exposed to wind. It could have been inhabited and Looks out to the west and north with magnificent views as far as Lilongwe capital city. Access to the site is extremely arduous and the shelter is not obvious. It sits just above a sheer rock-face. Access from the plain level requires a two hour brisk walk up a steep mountain slope and it is a very unlikely site at which to find images Brief description of art: The art consists of various well preserved motifs applied by finger in white. There are 9 small spread-eagled designs each different from each other, 4 circles, 2 vertically stretched circles one with 2 the other 6 internal dots and a star shape.
