Matapi
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Matapi are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon, closely related to neighboring peoples such as the Yucuna and known for their traditional forest-based livelihoods and rich ritual culture.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | Amazonian Indigenous cosmology ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Northwest Amazon cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
ceremonial feasts
ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| hasKnowledge |
forest ecology
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ |
| hasLifestyle | forest-based livelihoods ⓘ |
| housingMaterial | forest materials ⓘ |
| housingType | communal houses ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan (probable) ⓘ |
| livesAlong | Amazonian rivers ⓘ |
| livesIn | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| practices | ritual culture ⓘ |
| region | Northwestern Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arawakan-speaking peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tukanoan-speaking peoples ⓘ Yucuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| sharesRitualComplexWith |
Yucuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other neighboring Indigenous groups ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-like units
ⓘ
kin-based groups ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
cultural assimilation pressures
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ |
| usesAgriculturalSystem | swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
bows and arrows
ⓘ
canoes ⓘ fishing nets ⓘ |
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