- Ritual
- Ingoma ya Mapiko
- Region and community
- モザンビーク・マコンデ社会
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / Menarche or physical maturity / Trial or training
- Legal age of majority
- Mozambique21 yearsMozambique · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among the Makonde of Mozambique, the Mapiko masquerade is associated with the return of young initiates after a period of instruction. It forms part of their passage from adolescence toward adulthood. UNESCO inscribed the dance as intangible cultural heritage in 2023.
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