Tolai people

E316733

ethnic group indigenous people

The Tolai people are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for their matrilineal society, vibrant shell-money economy, and rich ceremonial traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tolai people canonical	8
Tolai	5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ
ceremony	bridewealth exchanges ⓘ dukduk ceremony ⓘ mortuary feasts ⓘ tubuan ceremony ⓘ
colonialContactWith	Australian administration ⓘ German Empire ⓘ
continent	Oceania ⓘ
country	Papua New Guinea ⓘ
culturalPractice	age-grade societies ⓘ exchange of tabu in graded ceremonies ⓘ initiation rituals ⓘ
ethnologueCode	ksd ⓘ
hasEndonym	Tolai people self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tolai
hasExonym	Gunantuna ⓘ
inheritanceRule	matrilineal inheritance of land ⓘ
kinshipSystem	matrilineal clans ⓘ
knownFor	Dukduk secret society ⓘ surface form: dukduk secret society rich ceremonial traditions ⓘ tubuan masked dances ⓘ vibrant shell-money economy ⓘ
language	Kuanua language ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ
locatedIn	East New Britain Province ⓘ Islands Region of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
locatedOn	New Britain ⓘ
majorTown	Kokopo ⓘ Rabaul ⓘ
musicTradition	chanting ⓘ slit-drum ensembles ⓘ
populationRegion	eastern New Britain ⓘ
primaryReligion	Christianity ⓘ
region	Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ Gazelle Peninsula ⓘ
socialOrganization	matrilineal descent ⓘ
socialStructure	village-based communities ⓘ
traditionalArt	body decoration ⓘ dance ⓘ mask making ⓘ
traditionalCurrency	tabu shell money ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	cocoa cultivation ⓘ coconut cultivation ⓘ fishing ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalReligion	Tolai indigenous beliefs ⓘ
uses	shell money in bridewealth payments ⓘ shell money in ceremonial exchanges ⓘ shell money in mortuary rituals ⓘ