Mazatec
Americannoun
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a member of an American Indian people of northern Oaxaca, in Mexico.
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the Oto-Manguean language of the Mazatec.
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Among those taking part were indigenous groups from the south-western state of Oaxaca such as Triqui, Mazatec and Zapotec, as well as groups from southern Chiapas state, such as the Tzetal.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022
I am going to revisit the Elizabethan poets and the beautiful chants of the Mazatec healer Maria Sabina, both for inspiration.
From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021
For hundreds of years, the Mazatec people of Oaxaca in southern Mexico have conducted rituals that combine their own ancient beliefs with those of Catholicism.
From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2015
This plant has been used in religious ceremonies by the Mazatec people of Mexico for centuries.
From Newsweek • Mar. 1, 2015
The dress of the Mazatec women is elaborate and striking, both enagua and huipíl being made from the cotton woven by themselves.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
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