Lani people
E736449
The Lani people are an indigenous Papuan ethnic group of the central highlands of Western New Guinea, known for their traditional agriculture, distinctive dress, and rich ritual culture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalTechnique |
intensive gardening
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Highlands of Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicType | rural population ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
small-scale trade
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Lani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderedDivisionOfLabor | true ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | true ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalLeadership | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive traditional dress
ⓘ
rich ritual culture ⓘ terraced gardening ⓘ |
| language | Lani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Papuan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesian province of Papua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ central highlands of Western New Guinea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Melanesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Highlands of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Dani people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional indigenous religion ⓘ |
| ritualCulture |
bridewealth exchanges
ⓘ
male initiation rites ⓘ pig feasts ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based
ⓘ
village-based ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
banana
ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ sweet potato ⓘ taro ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
body decorations
ⓘ
grass skirts ⓘ penis gourds ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
round thatched houses
ⓘ
separate men’s and women’s houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
pig husbandry ⓘ |
| uses | stone tools (historically) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baliem Valley