Pintupi people
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The Pintupi people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally inhabiting the Western Desert region, known for their rich desert-adapted culture, kinship systems, and influential contemporary art movement.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pintupi | 2 |
| Pintupi (approximate) | 2 |
| Pintupi-speaking people | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of Australia ⓘ |
| artCentre | Papunya Tula Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMedium | acrylic on canvas ⓘ |
| artStyle | Western Desert painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artThemes |
Dreaming stories
ⓘ
country (homeland) ⓘ |
| ceremonialLife |
initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
song and dance cycles ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | late sustained contact with non-Indigenous Australians ⓘ |
| coreBeliefSystem |
Dreaming
ⓘ
Tjukurrpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Western Desert cultural bloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| environmentAdaptation | arid desert adaptation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | local community councils ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Australian Aboriginal cultural heritage ⓘ |
| kinshipFeature |
section and subsection system
ⓘ
skin name system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex kinship systems
ⓘ
contemporary art movement ⓘ desert-adapted culture ⓘ |
| landConnection | sacred sites in the Western Desert ⓘ |
| language | Pintupi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Pama–Nyungan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalRecognition | subject to Australian native title processes ⓘ |
| notableCommunity |
Kintore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiwirrkurra NERFINISHED ⓘ Papunya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Pintupi Nine walk-in to Kiwirrkurra in 1984 ⓘ |
| populationTrend | dispersed across remote communities and towns ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Luritja people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngaanyatjarra people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitjantjatjara people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yankunytjatjara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based
ⓘ
kin-based ⓘ |
| stateTerritory |
Northern Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Central Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence | hunting and gathering ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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Pintupi
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Pintupi
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Pintupi-speaking people
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Pintupi (approximate)
this entity surface form:
Pintupi (approximate)