Puruhá people
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The Puruhá people are an Indigenous group from Ecuador’s central Andean highlands, historically known for their pre-Inca chiefdoms and rich agricultural and weaving traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puruhá people canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | Andean worldview ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal labor
ⓘ
ritual festivals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Sierra region of Ecuador ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority group in Ecuador ⓘ |
| environment |
high-altitude valleys
ⓘ
mountain slopes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Indigenous cultural heritage of Ecuador ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| historicalRelation |
incorporated into Inca Empire
ⓘ
resisted Inca expansion ⓘ subject to Spanish colonization ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pre-Inca chiefdoms
ⓘ
terrace agriculture ⓘ textile production ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Quechuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean civilizations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Bolívar Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chimborazo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tungurahua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Andean highlands ⓘ |
| religion |
Andean indigenous religion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
ayllu-based communities
ⓘ
chiefdoms ⓘ |
| subsistence |
pastoralism
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
backstrap loom weaving
ⓘ
colorful ponchos ⓘ woven belts ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
maize
ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ quinoa ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
alpacas
ⓘ
llamas ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Kichwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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