Matsigenka
E505445
The Matsigenka are an Indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon known for their forest-based subsistence lifestyle, distinct language, and rich shamanic and cosmological traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matsigenka canonical | 3 |
| Matsiguenka | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternateName | Machiguenga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateSpelling |
Machiguenga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matsiguenka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Camisea River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manu National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Urubamba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology |
multi-layered universe
ⓘ
spirit-inhabited forest ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesThreatsFrom |
colonization
ⓘ
logging ⓘ oil and gas development ⓘ |
| hasKnowledgeOf |
forest ecology
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
cosmological narratives
ⓘ
shamanic practices ⓘ |
| inhabits | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Matsigenka language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bark cloth
ⓘ
ceramic vessels ⓘ woven bags ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Peruvian state as Indigenous people ⓘ |
| region |
Cusco Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madre de Dios Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended family groups
ⓘ
small dispersed settlements ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | cotton tunics ⓘ |
| traditionalHealer | shaman ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | palm-thatched houses ⓘ |
| uses |
blowguns
ⓘ
bows and arrows ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southeastern Peru
this entity surface form:
Matsiguenka