Kuikuro people
E776543
The Kuikuro people are an Indigenous group of the Upper Xingu region in Brazil, known for their complex social organization, rich ritual life, and distinctive artistic and linguistic traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuikuro people canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| artisticTraditions |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ ceramic production ⓘ featherwork ⓘ ritual masks ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | complex cosmological system ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Carib peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Kuikuro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Cuicuro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | complex kinship terminology ⓘ |
| language | Kuikuro language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTraditions |
myths
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mato Grosso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| music |
drumming
ⓘ
flute ensembles ⓘ ritual singing ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Xingu cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
councils of elders
ⓘ
village chiefs ⓘ |
| primaryCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ peppers ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Kalapalo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matipu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahukuá people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| ritualLife |
elaborate ceremonies
ⓘ
initiation rituals ⓘ mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
central plaza villages
ⓘ
complex village-based system ⓘ |
| threats |
deforestation in Xingu region
ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ epidemic diseases ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | large communal houses ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.