- Ritual
- Mwiri
- Region and community
- ガボン・Dibouka・Pouvi
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation
- Legal age of majority
- Gabon21 yearsGabon · Calendar unspecified · Civil majority is 21. Separate legislation can set different ages for particular purposes. · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among the Pouvi in Gabon, Mwiri brings boys into adult male life. Older men guide the initiates as they learn the relationships and disciplines that come with their standing in the community.
Lauren Coad observed a ceremony at Dibouka in 2004 and included photographs in her thesis. How often Mwiri is held today is unclear.
Related rites
