Mamasa people
E1046542
The Mamasa people are an indigenous ethnic group of West Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their distinct Austronesian language, traditional tongkonan-style houses, and elaborate ancestral rituals closely related to those of the Toraja.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamasa language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
coffee
ⓘ
rice ⓘ |
| artForm |
textile weaving
ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | megalithic stone monuments ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mamasa Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSimilarity | Toraja funeral traditions ⓘ |
| danceTradition | ceremonial dances ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticFamily | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| funeraryPractice |
cliff burials
ⓘ
wooden effigies of the dead ⓘ |
| houseMaterial | timber ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indonesian ethnic groups ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral kinship ⓘ |
| language | Mamasa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | South Sulawesi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLivelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
coffee cultivation ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | rural-to-urban migration within Sulawesi ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
gong ensembles
ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ |
| province | West Sulawesi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | mountainous interior of West Sulawesi ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Toraja people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
ancestors ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | bamboo ⓘ |
| roofShape | boat-shaped saddle roof ⓘ |
| socialStructure | stratified society ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Mamasa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | saddleback-roofed wooden houses ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | ancestral worship ⓘ |
| traditionalHouse | tongkonan-style house ⓘ |
| traditionalRitual |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
elaborate funeral ceremonies ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.