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.