Mehinaku people
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The Mehinaku people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex ritual life, communal village organization, and distinctive material and artistic culture.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| anthropologicalThemes |
emotions and social life
ⓘ
gender relations ⓘ ritual and cosmology ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalAreaFeatures |
intergroup ritual exchanges
ⓘ
peaceful intertribal relations ⓘ specialized craft production ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Arawak peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | communal house ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral tendencies with uxorilocal residence patterns ⓘ |
| language | Mehinaku language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mato Grosso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ peanuts ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ ceramics ⓘ feather ornaments ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Kamayurá people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuikuro people NERFINISHED ⓘ Trumai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wauja people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawalapiti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAnthropologists | Thomas Gregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Xingu cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Brazilian state as Indigenous people ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| ritualLife | complex ritual system ⓘ |
| ritualsInclude |
flute ceremonies
ⓘ
male initiation rites ⓘ mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based community ⓘ |
| threats |
deforestation in surrounding regions
ⓘ
external economic pressures ⓘ |
| uses | Xingu River and its tributaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| villageCenterFeature | central plaza ⓘ |
| villageLayout | circular village ⓘ |
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