Chambri
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Chambri are an indigenous people of the Sepik region in Papua New Guinea, historically noted in anthropology for their distinctive gender roles and cultural practices.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chambri language | 0 |
| Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramu–Lower Sepik language
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
cash economy integration
ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ |
| author | Margaret Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
contact with German colonial administration
ⓘ
later Australian administration ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chambuli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tchambri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tchambuli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
carved wooden objects
ⓘ
decorated canoes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Lower Sepik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
canoe-based trade
ⓘ
fish exchange with neighboring groups ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
lake islands
ⓘ
wetland area ⓘ |
| hasGenderPattern |
men more associated with ritual and fishing
ⓘ
women prominent in marketing and trade ⓘ |
| hasKinshipSystem | bilateral elements ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Chambri language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Iatmul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sawos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableWorkAbout | Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationTrend | small-scale community ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
sago processing ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasRitualPractice |
initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
spirit cults ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | village communities ⓘ |
| hasSocialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anthropological case studies
ⓘ
distinctive gender roles ⓘ role of women in trade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sepik Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sepik region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sepik River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Chambri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Deborah Gewertz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ Reo Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.