Mythologies of the Mucawana (Muhacaona) Tribe

 

Mucawana (Muhacaona) are indigenous or aboriginal nomadic agriculturalist people living in remote provinces of South Angola, particularly in the villages of Soba near Oncocua, Elola and Moimba. Mucawana live in Angola but, more and more, they cross the border with Namibia to find a better place to live. Some kids also join schools where they share the classrooms with Himbas kids. The aboriginal Mucawana people are impervious to change as they still live and dress in strictly traditional ways. They engage in subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry. Women`s haircut is made with a mix of cow dungs, fat, and herbs for the fragrance. So the girls like to use the nature to make some bracelets they wear on arms and legs tribal home. Their traditional headdress is called Kapapo and it's made of waste materials. Men leave jewellery and elaborate hairstyles to the women, instead choosing to wear a simple loin cloth paired with a dagger or, in some cases, old football jerseys. Some Mucawanas also remove their lower teeth, which is done by hitting them with a stone. The Mucawana people are lively and friendly people, who love music and dancing. The civil war in Angola (1975-2002) pushed some tribes into Namibia, where they just have to cross Cunene river.


The Mucawana tribe inhabit the remote regions near Oncocua. They are subsistence farmers with a lively culture, in which partying plays an important part, and people gather to play music and clap. Women dress their hair with a mix of cow dung, fat and herbs for fragrance, with beads, shells and coloured bands woven through. Women also wear bright fabrics, and beaded necklaces and bracelets, which sometimes feature Teutonic-looking crosses.


Mucawana (or Muhacaona) are indigenous or aboriginal nomadic agriculturalist people living in remote provinces of South Angola, particularly in the villages of Soba near Oncocua, Elola and Moimba. Mucawana live in Angola but, more and more, they cross the border with Namibia to find a better place to live. Some kids also join schools where they share the classrooms with Himbas kids. The aboriginal Mucawana people are impervious to change as they still live and dress in strictly traditional ways. They engage in subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry. Women`s haircut is made with a mix of cow dungs, fat, and herbs for the fragrance. So the girls like to use the nature to make some bracelets they wear on arms and legs tribal home.


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