Hewa people
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The Hewa people are an indigenous group of the Papua New Guinea highlands known for their traditional subsistence lifestyle, complex clan-based social structures, and rich oral cultural traditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papua New Guinean people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice | swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| artForm |
body decoration
ⓘ
ceremonial singing ⓘ ritual dance ⓘ |
| beliefSystem |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| clothingType | traditional plant-fiber garments ⓘ |
| conflictResolution | compensation payments ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| cosmology | spirit-inhabited landscape ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
rich oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| domesticatedAnimals |
dogs
ⓘ
pigs ⓘ |
| economy | non-monetized subsistence economy ⓘ |
| education | oral transmission of knowledge ⓘ |
| environment | tropical montane forest ⓘ |
| habitat | remote highland valleys ⓘ |
| housingType | traditional thatched houses ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral kin ties with patrilineal emphasis ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem |
ethnobotanical knowledge
ⓘ
traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| landTenure | clan-based land ownership ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Papuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadershipType | informal big-man leadership ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamous clan marriage ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-sedentary settlement ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups | other highlands peoples of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | acephalous society ⓘ |
| populationScale | small-scale society ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| region | Papua New Guinea Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceUse | forest-based subsistence ⓘ |
| ritualFocus | fertility and hunting success ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist | shaman ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| socialUnit | extended family households ⓘ |
| stapleCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
sweet potato ⓘ taro ⓘ |
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