Ritual costume

The law of origin tells how the demiurge Kuwai taught the Pãmiwa to sing, dance, and make masks of jaguars, butterflies, parrots, sloths, and fish. After the death of a relative, the Óyne or “weeping party” is held, which coincides with the ripening of the Pupunha palm fruits. Relatives and animals sing and dance for the one who died. Ultimately, the deceased becomes an ancestor, and the masks are burned.