Asurini do Xingu
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Asurini do Xingu are an Indigenous people of Brazil known for their rich artistic traditions, distinctive body painting, and long-standing residence along the Xingu River in the Amazon region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asurini do Xingu canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asurini do Xingu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Awaeté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyPaintingMotifs |
geometric motifs
ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | shamanic worldview ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Tupi-Guarani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
black and red designs
ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ ceramic production ⓘ ritual singing ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
funerary rituals
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive body painting
ⓘ
graphic designs ⓘ rich artistic traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tupian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pará NERFINISHED ⓘ Xingu River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Xingu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Xingu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended families
ⓘ
village-based community ⓘ |
| speaks | Asurini do Xingu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
eastern Amazon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
middle Xingu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMaterialCulture |
decorated wooden objects
ⓘ
feather ornaments ⓘ painted ceramics ⓘ |
| usesPigments |
genipapo
ⓘ
urucum (annatto) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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