Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ethnic_group
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:ǃXun
gptkb:Juǀʼhoansi gptkb:Kung |
| gptkbp:culturalPractice |
gift exchange
hxaro (delayed reciprocal exchange) |
| gptkbp:diet |
mongongo nuts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
!Kung people
|
| gptkbp:language |
!Kung language
|
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
gptkb:Khoe_languages
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
mobility
gender equality oral history rock art resistance to colonization seasonal migration oral storytelling initiation rituals communal decision-making use of medicinal plants trance dance click consonants in language egalitarian social structure rainmaking rituals traditional healing practices use of bows and arrows adaptation to Kalahari Desert cooperative child-rearing extensive ethnographic research knowledge of desert survival lack of formal chiefs low material possessions minimalist housing (grass huts) rainbow serpent mythology story of the Eland use of beads as currency use of digging sticks use of fire for cooking use of ostrich eggshells for water storage |
| gptkbp:population |
approximately 16,000
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Botswana gptkb:Namibia gptkb:South_Africa |
| gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup |
Bantu peoples
|
| gptkbp:religion |
traditional African religions
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:Richard_B._Lee
|
| gptkbp:subsistence |
foraging
|
| gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle |
hunter-gatherer
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nisa:_The_Life_and_Words_of_a_!Kung_Woman
gptkb:Ju/'hoansi gptkb:Bleek_and_Lloyd_archive |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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