Sepik region

E1021845

The Sepik region is a culturally rich area of northern Papua New Guinea known for its diverse indigenous communities, intricate art traditions, and the Sepik River, one of the largest river systems in the Asia-Pacific.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sepik region canonical 4
Sepik River region 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
climate tropical
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
hasBiodiversity mangrove and swamp vegetation
rich freshwater fauna
hasCulturalHeritage Haus Tambaran (spirit houses) NERFINISHED
Sepik River art
hasCulturalPractice crocodile scarification
initiation rituals
yam ceremonies
hasEconomicActivity art production
fishing
sago production
subsistence agriculture
hasEcosystem tropical rainforest
wetlands
hasEthnicGroup Abelam people NERFINISHED
Boiken people NERFINISHED
Chambri people NERFINISHED
Iatmul people NERFINISHED
Kwoma people NERFINISHED
Manambu people NERFINISHED
Sawos people NERFINISHED
Yimas people NERFINISHED
hasLanguageFamily Lower Sepik-Ramu languages NERFINISHED
Ndu languages NERFINISHED
Sepik languages NERFINISHED
Torricelli languages NERFINISHED
hasMajorSettlement Angoram NERFINISHED
Maprik NERFINISHED
Wewak NERFINISHED
hasPart East Sepik Province NERFINISHED
Sandaun Province NERFINISHED
hasRiverSystem Sepik River NERFINISHED
knownFor ancestral figures
ceremonial houses
diverse indigenous communities
intricate art traditions
riverine cultures
spirit masks
woodcarving
locatedIn northern Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
locatedOn Sepik River floodplain NERFINISHED
partOf Momase Region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
New Guinea NERFINISHED
traversedBy Sepik River NERFINISHED

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arapesh region Sepik region
Mundugumor region Sepik region
this entity surface form: Sepik River region
Tchambuli locatedIn Sepik region
Arapesh society locatedIn Sepik region
Mundugumor society locatedIn Sepik region
this entity surface form: Sepik River region
Tchambuli society locatedIn Sepik region
Naven setting Sepik region
this entity surface form: Sepik River region