Bahau people

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The Bahau people are an indigenous Dayak ethnic group of Borneo, primarily living along the upper Mahakam River in East Kalimantan and known for their traditional longhouse communities and rich oral traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dayak people
ethnic group
affectedBy logging in East Kalimantan
migration and resettlement policies
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalContinuity maintains customary law (adat)
culturalPractice beadwork
oral storytelling
ritual ceremonies
tattooing
traditional dance
traditional music
culturalRegion Kalimantan NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Dayak peoples of Borneo NERFINISHED
hasArtForm ornamental carving on longhouses
woodcarving
hasKinshipSystem extended family households
hasOralTradition genealogies
myths and legends
ritual chants
hasSettlementPattern riverbank villages
indigenousTo Indonesian Borneo NERFINISHED
knownFor rich oral traditions
riverine lifestyle
traditional longhouse architecture
languageFamily Austronesian languages
locatedIn Borneo NERFINISHED
East Kalimantan NERFINISHED
partOf Dayak cultural sphere NERFINISHED
primaryRegion upper Mahakam River NERFINISHED
regionType upland interior
relatedGroup Kayan people NERFINISHED
Kenyah people NERFINISHED
other Mahakam Dayak groups
religion Christianity
Islam
Kaharingan NERFINISHED
socialOrganization longhouse communities
traditionalDwelling longhouse
traditionalEconomy hunting and gathering
river fishing
swidden agriculture
traditionalLeadership ritual specialists
village chiefs
traditionalReligion animism
usesRiver Mahakam River NERFINISHED

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Kayan relatedGroup Bahau people