mapiko

English

Noun

mapiko (uncountable)

  1. A traditional masked dance of the Makonde, associated with coming-of-age rituals.
    • 2007 November 2, Holland Cotter, “Art in Review”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Now, after a protracted civil war and the establishment of multiparty democracy, the mapiko tradition is thriving in freestyle mode.
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