Baining people
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The Baining people are an indigenous ethnic group of northeastern New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for their distinctive night fire dances and largely horticultural way of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baining people canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| ceremony |
harvest rituals
ⓘ
initiation rituals ⓘ mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
contact with German colonial administration in late 19th century
ⓘ
later administration by Australian mandate authorities ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash cropping
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| environment |
inland mountain areas of East New Britain
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Baining fire dance
ⓘ
elaborate barkcloth masks ⓘ night fire dances ⓘ ritual dances around large fires ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East New Britain Province
ⓘ
New Britain ⓘ northeastern New Britain ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Pomio people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tolai people ⓘ |
| partOf |
indigenous peoples of New Britain
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| region | Islands Region of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
hamlet-based communities
ⓘ
patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| traditionalArtForm |
body painting
ⓘ
mask-making ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
sweet potatoes ⓘ taro ⓘ yams ⓘ |
| traditionalFood | pigs ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
barkcloth ⓘ leaves ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
horticulture
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ pig husbandry ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Baining languages
ⓘ
Kairak language ⓘ Mali language ⓘ Qaqet language ⓘ Simbo language ⓘ
surface form:
Simbo language (Baining)
Ura language ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.