Zenú people

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The Zenú people are an Indigenous group of northern Colombia known for their sophisticated pre-Columbian hydraulic engineering and distinctive woven hat and basketry traditions.

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Sombrero vueltiao 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
traditional hat
alternativeName Sinú people NERFINISHED
country Colombia
culturalSymbolOf Colombia NERFINISHED
developed floodplain management systems
large-scale canal networks
ethnonym Zenú NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalCulture Zenú culture NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage Sombrero vueltiao NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity artisanal production of baskets
artisanal production of hats
hasTraditionalTerritory Antioquia Department NERFINISHED
Córdoba Department NERFINISHED
Depresión Momposina NERFINISHED
Sucre Department NERFINISHED
Zenú territory
historicalLanguage Zenú language
historicalPeriod colonial era
pre-Columbian era
indigenousTo Caribbean region of Colombia
Cauca River lower valley NERFINISHED
San Jorge River basin NERFINISHED
Sinú River basin NERFINISHED
knownFor basketry
ceramics
drainage canals
goldwork
irrigation systems
pre-Columbian hydraulic engineering
raised fields
woven hats
language Spanish
locatedIn northern Colombia NERFINISHED
madeOf caña flecha palm fiber
partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia NERFINISHED
preColumbianSociety Zenú chiefdoms
recognizedBy Government of Colombia NERFINISHED
region Caribbean lowlands of Colombia NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional indigenous beliefs
subjectOf archaeological research
ethnographic research
traditionalCraft basket weaving
goldsmithing
hat weaving
textile weaving
traditionalOwner Zenú people NERFINISHED
usesMaterial caña flecha palm fiber

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