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Disappearing Matriarchal Cultures of the World ... by Simon & Katerina

Mosou Culture China 2009
By Simon & Katerina

Hi, Katerina and I are currently in South West China studing the last matriachal society for our Matriarchal project. We have come to Lugo Lake, the home of the Mosou people, on the border of Yunnan, Sichuan and former Tibetan.
Our stay here will be for 2 months...

We hope to complete a series of paintings with the local people to investigating whether the culture will survive the influence of Modern Patriarchal China ?

We also plan to make an animated project with women and children, using the pictures they have painted.

Khasi cultures, India. 2008

What with the family name coming from the mother and the property being leftto the youngest daughter, some Khasi men have been driven to start pressure groups demarnding equal rights !

Notes on Khasi culture.

Garo cultures, India. 2008

Garo also having a matrilineal system, What with the family name coming from the mother and the property being leftto the youngest daughter, some Khasi men have been driven to start pressure groups demarnding equal rights !

Notes on Garo culture.

Minangkobau culture, Sumatra. 2008

This tribe is the largest matrilineal culture in the world. It is also predominantly Muslim. Both religion and culture have had to compromise in order to presurve each other.

Notes on Minangkobau culture.

Zapotec culture, Mexico. 2005

Although, nearly all but forgotten, the die hard few, namely the well built women that work the markets, are still fighting to keep the culture alive.

Notes on Zapotec culture.

Kuna culture, Panama. 2005

This semi autonomous group of islanders fiercely protect their respect for women from the outside world. But, slowly, with persistance, foreign influence is sneeking in.

Notes on Kuna culture.