Sateré-Mawé
The Sateré-Mawé are an indigenous people from the Brazilian part of the Amazon .
The population was given in 2014 by the CGTSM - Conselho Geral da Tribo Sateré-Mawé as 13,350 people. They live as fishermen, hunters and gatherers. In their songs, the Sateré-Mawé pass their creation myths on from generation to generation.
Initiation rites
As a rite of passage , the Sateré-Mawé celebrate the Ant Festival. The male adolescents put on a “glove” in which 24-hour ants are woven. The ritual is very painful. At the end of the rite, the young men are given an emetic to rid them of all poisons.
literature
- Christian F. Feest , Christine Korn (ed.): Rainforest. Book accompanying the special exhibition in the Lokschuppen Rosenheim exhibition center, March 20 to November 29, 2015. Theiss, Darmstadt 2015, ISBN 978-3-8062-2799-4 .
Web links
Commons : Sateré-Mawé - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Sateré Mawé. Website Povos Indígenas no Brasil of the Instituto Socioambiental (English, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish)
- The Amazonian relationship between man and nature
- TV series "Wild Frank"