Xikrin people
E511180
The Xikrin people are an Indigenous group of the Brazilian Amazon, part of the larger Kayapó linguistic and cultural family, known for their complex social organization, body painting, and forest-based way of life.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
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Indigenous people ⓘ |
| artForm |
basketry
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feather headdresses ⓘ geometric body painting designs ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
shamanic practices
ⓘ
spirit beings associated with forest and rivers ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalFamily | Kayapó cultural complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
collective singing and dancing
ⓘ
initiation rituals ⓘ naming ceremonies ⓘ |
| economy | mixed subsistence and market interaction ⓘ |
| environment |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | complex kinship terminology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collective ceremonies
ⓘ
complex social organization ⓘ elaborate body painting ⓘ forest-based way of life ⓘ ritual feasts ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Jê languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macro-Jê languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticGroup | Kayapó linguistic family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssue |
environmental conflicts in the Amazon
ⓘ
land rights ⓘ territorial demarcation ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Brazilian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | state of Pará NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| rightsCategory | Indigenous peoples in Brazil ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | circular villages ⓘ |
| socialOrganizationFeature |
age sets
ⓘ
clan-like groups ⓘ village-based political structure ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Kayapó people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
agribusiness expansion
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ mining projects ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| uses |
beadwork
ⓘ
body paint ⓘ feather ornaments ⓘ |
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