Yali people
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The Yali people are an indigenous Papuan ethnic group of the central highlands of Indonesian New Guinea, known for their traditional stone-age farming practices, distinctive dress, and remote mountain settlements.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice | stone-age style farming ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
bananas
ⓘ
sweet potatoes ⓘ taro ⓘ |
| bodyAdornment |
body painting
ⓘ
feather headdresses ⓘ nose ornaments ⓘ |
| clothingStyle | distinctive traditional dress ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into Indonesia ⓘ |
| conflictHistory | inter-clan warfare ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
pig feasts
ⓘ
ritual dancing ⓘ singing ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | endangered traditional culture ⓘ |
| diet |
pigs
ⓘ
root crops ⓘ wild plants ⓘ |
| environment |
steep mountain valleys
ⓘ
tropical montane forest ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Papuan ⓘ |
| femaleClothing | grass skirt ⓘ |
| historicalIsolation | long-term geographic isolation ⓘ |
| housingType |
thatched houses
ⓘ
wooden huts ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Indonesian New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | central highlands of Indonesian New Guinea ⓘ |
| maleClothing | penis gourd ⓘ |
| modernInfluence |
Indonesian government programs
ⓘ
missionary contact ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small dispersed communities ⓘ |
| region | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| riteOfPassage | male initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | remote mountain settlements ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based society ⓘ |
| toolMaterial | stone tools ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | barter ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | subsistence farming ⓘ |
| transport | footpaths ⓘ |
| weapon |
bows and arrows
ⓘ
spears ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Baliem Valley