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Fatness and culture among the southern Mongo (Zaire)article 1991 • Pagezy, Hélène
Mongo • Africa > Central Africa
This article describes a motherhood ritual among the Mongo of Zaire in which a first time mothers is secluded from her husband for a long time after delivery. It argues the physical change mothers show during this time of restriction and improved car...