Barasana people
E1019897
The Barasana people are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon, primarily in Colombia, known for their complex ritual life, traditional longhouse communities, and Eastern Tukanoan language.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barasana language | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alsoFoundIn | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | multi-layered universe ⓘ |
| countryOfficialRecognition | Indigenous people of Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| economicActivities | small-scale trade ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | complex kin terminology ⓘ |
| language | Barasana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eastern Tukanoan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tukanoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily |
Eastern Tukanoan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tukanoan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | linguistic exogamy ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Cubeo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desana people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukano people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| ritualLife | complex ritual system ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
Yuruparí ceremonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| riverineLocation |
Pirá-Paraná River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaupés River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacredObject |
Yuruparí flutes
ⓘ
ceremonial trumpets ⓘ |
| shamanism | important religious role ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | longhouse communities ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
manioc
ⓘ
plantains ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| threats |
cultural assimilation
ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
body painting
ⓘ
feather ornaments ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | maloca ⓘ |
| useOfPsychoactives |
ritual use of coca
ⓘ
ritual use of yagé ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.