Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation
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Wapté Mnhõnõ, The Xavante's Initiation

DirectorDivino Tserewahú

1999
1h 15m
Documentary

A team of Xavante filmmakers has collaborated to realize this visual archive of the complex Wapté Mnhõnõ ceremony. Taking place over several months with much elaborate rehearsal and preparation, the ceremony involves the participation of several different groups of boys and men in the roles of initiates, godparents and rivals.

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