Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Nakaciuq
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gptkbp:celebratedIn |
Indigenous people
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gptkbp:culturalPractice |
Inflating and preserving seal bladders
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Maintains relationship with animal spirits
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gptkbp:duration |
Several days
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bladder Festival
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Alaska
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gptkbp:mainActivity |
Return seal bladders to the sea
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gptkbp:period |
Winter
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gptkbp:purpose |
Honor the spirits of seals
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
Seal hunting
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gptkbp:rituals |
Bladders are returned to the sea to release spirits
Bladders are kept in the house until the festival |
gptkbp:significance |
Spiritual renewal
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gptkbp:status |
Rarely practiced today
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
gptkb:Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_(proposed)
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indigenous_people
gptkb:Yupik |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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