Mehinaku
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The Mehinaku are an Indigenous people of Brazil living in the Upper Xingu region of the Amazon, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material culture.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| artForm |
body painting
ⓘ
ritual masks ⓘ |
| centralStructure | men's house ⓘ |
| clothing | cotton waistbands ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology |
multi-layered universe
ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ritual dancing
ⓘ
ritual singing ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| foodSource |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| housing | communal longhouses ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral kinship ⓘ |
| language | Mehinaku language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawak languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mato Grosso NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageRule | exogamy ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
body ornaments ⓘ ceramics ⓘ featherwork ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Kamayurá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuikuro NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawalapiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ornament |
feather headdresses
ⓘ
necklaces ⓘ |
| partOf | Xingu Indigenous groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Brazilian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| ritualLife | complex ritual system ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
initiation rites
ⓘ
mortuary rituals ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | communal village ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ |
| subsistence | swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
disease ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ |
| transport | dugout canoes ⓘ |
| villageLayout | circular village plan ⓘ |
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