- Ritual
- Sepik crocodile initiation
- Region and community
- パプアニューギニア・セピック川流域
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Papua New Guinea18, according to published legal-system materialsPapua New Guinea · Individual statutes may specify different thresholds. · Law and supporting sources 1 · Law and supporting sources 2
About the rite
In Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River region, Wagan initiation can mark a young man’s entry into adult male life. The Australian Museum describes initiates learning from older men about community knowledge and the duties expected of them as adults.
A 2026 report followed two tourists who took part in a Sepik-style initiation. Their experience was distinct from a local young man taking on adult standing in his own community.
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