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KAYAPÓ (Brazil)
Betrothal occurs at birth (Dreyfus, 1963)[1]. The bleeding at defloration is
regarded as identical with menstrual bleeding, an ideology typical of the Gé (p54-5). Defloration occurs early (“[e]lle est très
jeune, elle n’a qu’une dizaine
d’années, douze tout au
plus”), and is observed by a girl’s parent (usually the mother). Marriage is
then announced. “[…] the initiation of menarche [sic] among females [sic] of
this [unmarried] age grade is thought to be a result of sexual intercourse
and to chronologically follow defloration. Age at the time of menarche and
first sexual experience do seem roughly to coincide” (Fisher, 2001:p126)[2].
Janssen,
D. F., Growing Up Sexually. VolumeI. World Reference Atlas. 0.2 ed. 2004. Berlin:
Magnus Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology
Last
revised: Sept 2004
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