Moxeño culture
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The Moxeño culture is an Indigenous Amazonian society of Bolivia known for its rich traditions in music, dance, and syncretic religious festivals.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian culture
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Bolivian culture ⓘ Indigenous culture ⓘ |
| artForm |
religious imagery
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traditional costume-making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Ignaciano Moxeño
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinitario Moxeño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
Franciscan mission influence
ⓘ
Jesuit mission influence ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
veneration of nature spirits ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity |
maintenance of Indigenous language
ⓘ
transmission of oral traditions ⓘ |
| culturalThreat |
deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon
ⓘ
pressure from modernization ⓘ |
| danceFeature |
mask use in rituals
ⓘ
processional dances ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Moxeño people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalType |
harvest-related rituals
ⓘ
patron-saint festivals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Catholic–Indigenous syncretic celebrations
ⓘ
communal music-making ⓘ ritual dance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ processional rituals ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| language | Moxeño language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicFeature |
polyphonic ensemble playing
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ |
| region |
Beni Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolivian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Indigenous spiritual beliefs
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousSyncretismWith | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
flutes ⓘ maracas ⓘ |
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