Konyak Naga tribe

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Naga tribe ethnic group indigenous community

The Konyak Naga tribe is an indigenous community of Nagaland in Northeast India, historically known for their distinct facial tattoos, elaborate feathered headgear, and a former tradition of headhunting.

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Konyak Naga 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Naga tribe ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous community ⓘ
AoleangFestivalMonth April ⓘ
AoleangFestivalSignificance New Year and harvest celebration ⓘ
AoleangFestivalType spring festival ⓘ
associatedArt decorated log drums ⓘ
skull racks (historically) ⓘ
wooden totems ⓘ
country India ⓘ
crossBorderPresence India–Myanmar border region ⓘ
culturalPractice body tattooing ⓘ
communal dormitories (morungs) ⓘ
feathered war headgear ⓘ
festival Aoleang festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
headhuntingAbolished 20th century ⓘ
historicalPractice headhunting ⓘ
knownFor distinct facial tattoos ⓘ
elaborate feathered headgear ⓘ
former tradition of headhunting ⓘ
metal work ⓘ
traditional morungs ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
language Konyak language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
LongwaFeature village straddling India–Myanmar border ⓘ
notableVillage Longwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
ornamentation brass and bead ornaments ⓘ
partOf Naga people NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationRegion Mon district, Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRegion Mon district NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Nagaland ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
animist traditions (historically) ⓘ
state Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalHouseType wooden houses with thatched roofs ⓘ
traditionalLeaderTitle Angh NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure chieftainship ⓘ
traditionalReligion animism ⓘ
warriorSymbol facial and body tattoos ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mon → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Konyak Naga tribe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Konyak Naga
Mon → hasDemographicGroup → Konyak Naga tribe ⓘ
Mon → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Konyak Naga tribe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Konyak Naga
Hornbill Festival → hasParticipant → Konyak Naga tribe ⓘ
Sangtam Naga → relatedEthnicGroup → Konyak Naga tribe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Konyak Naga
Wancho → relatedGroups → Konyak Naga tribe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Konyak Naga