Himba
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The Himba are an indigenous, semi-nomadic pastoralist people of northern Namibia, known for their distinctive red ochre body adornment and traditional lifestyle.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| bodyAdornment | otjize ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid ⓘ |
| clothingMaterial | animal skins ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| cosmologyDeity | Mukuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| culturalThreat |
drought
ⓘ
land pressure ⓘ modernization pressures ⓘ |
| descentLine |
matrilineal
ⓘ
patrilineal ⓘ |
| descentSystem | bilineal descent ⓘ |
| economicActivity | pastoralism ⓘ |
| environment | Kaokoveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairstyleSignificance |
indicates age
ⓘ
indicates marital status ⓘ indicates social status ⓘ |
| housingMaterial |
cow dung
ⓘ
mud ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| housingType | cone-shaped huts ⓘ |
| language | Otjihimba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| mainLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ |
| marriagePractice |
arranged marriages
ⓘ
bridewealth ⓘ |
| ornamentMaterial |
iron
ⓘ
leather ⓘ shells ⓘ |
| otjizeComposition |
butterfat
ⓘ
red ochre ⓘ |
| otjizeFunction |
aesthetic decoration
ⓘ
skin protection ⓘ symbolic identity ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Kunene Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Namibia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Herero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tjimba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| ritualObject | okuruwo ⓘ |
| ritualObjectRole | ancestral fire ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based ⓘ |
| subsistence |
livestock herding
ⓘ
meat consumption ⓘ milk consumption ⓘ use of wild plants ⓘ |
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