Dani people
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The Dani people are an indigenous ethnic group of the central highlands of New Guinea, known for their distinctive traditional dress, elaborate rituals, and complex agricultural and social systems.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculturalTechnique |
drainage ditches
ⓘ
terraced fields ⓘ |
| anthropologicalSignificance | extensively studied by anthropologists ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into Dutch New Guinea ⓘ |
| conflictType | inter-village warfare ⓘ |
| contactHistory | intensive outside contact began in the 20th century ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalChange | increasing integration into Indonesian national society ⓘ |
| culturalPreservation | ongoing maintenance of traditional rituals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Papuan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnographicDocumentation | subject of films and photographs in the 20th century ⓘ |
| genderRoles |
men as warriors
ⓘ
women as primary gardeners ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex agricultural systems
ⓘ
distinctive traditional dress ⓘ elaborate rituals ⓘ ritual warfare ⓘ |
| language | Dani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Dani languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central highlands of New Guinea ⓘ |
| mainSettlementArea | Baliem Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernState | Republic of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| practice | pig husbandry ⓘ |
| region |
Highlands of Papua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
elaborate funerary rituals
ⓘ
pig exchange ceremonies ⓘ warfare rituals ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan system
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| stapleCrop | sweet potato ⓘ |
| tourism | subject of cultural tourism in Baliem Valley ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
body paint
ⓘ
grass skirts ⓘ penis gourd ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | round huts ⓘ |
| traditionalHousingMaterial |
thatch
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalWeapon |
bow and arrow
ⓘ
spear ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baliem Valley