Mhiship traditions say their ancestors came from the eastern Sahel. One account describes a exodus from the Chad Basin (with Ngas, Tal, Tarok, etc.) into Kanem–Borno around 1100–1150 AD, then later down to Pankshin.
The Mhiship dress is distinctive: men wear handwoven loincloths and wrap fabrics with animal-skin accents, while women wear blue-and-white indigo tie dye dresses and maroon bead necklaces.
Vaiko is the main annual harvest/heritage festival. It features choreographed dances and a wrestling tournament for young men. During Vaiko and other ceremonies, women dress in indigo tie-dye
Mhiship traditions say their ancestors came from the eastern Sahel. One account describes a exodus from the Chad Basin (with Ngas, Tal, Tarok, etc.) into Kanem–Borno around 1100–1150 AD, then later down to Pankshin.
The term “Mhiship” refers both to the people and their language. The Mhiship language is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken primarily in Plateau State, Nigeria
Before the arrival of Islam and Christianity, the Mhiship people had a rich cultural heritage with vibrant socio-cultural institutions. These included marriage ceremonies, naming rites, circumcision rituals, birth and death
