Yuruparí rituals
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Yuruparí rituals are sacred initiation and cosmological ceremonies of several Indigenous peoples of the northwest Amazon, involving sacred flutes, mythic reenactments, and strict ritual prohibitions that structure social and spiritual life.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmological ceremony
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initiation ceremony ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ ritual tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Rio Negro
NERFINISHED
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Vaupés River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreElement |
chanting
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collective dances ⓘ dietary restrictions ⓘ initiation seclusion ⓘ mythic reenactments ⓘ ritual prohibitions ⓘ sacred flutes ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| documentedBy | ethnographers of the northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Yuruparí myth cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction |
children forbidden to see sacred flutes
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women forbidden to see sacred flutes ⓘ |
| genderRole | performed primarily by men ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
communication with spirits
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fertility renewal ⓘ maintenance of territorial relations ⓘ male initiation ⓘ marking passage to adulthood ⓘ regulation of social order ⓘ socialization of youth ⓘ transmission of cosmology ⓘ |
| hasMythicFigure | Yuruparí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
body painting
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esoteric chants ⓘ ritual fasting ⓘ ritual whipping or ordeals ⓘ secret knowledge ⓘ use of hallucinogenic plants ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
agricultural cycles
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ancestral law ⓘ clan organization ⓘ exogamous marriage rules ⓘ origin myths of the peoples of the Vaupés ⓘ ritual control of hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Arawakan peoples
NERFINISHED
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Barasana people NERFINISHED ⓘ Desana people NERFINISHED ⓘ Puinave peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukano people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukanoan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
cultural assimilation
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deforestation in the northwest Amazon ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ state prohibitions in the 20th century ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
oral tradition
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ritual apprenticeship ⓘ |
| UNESCODomain | social practices, rituals and festive events ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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