Sepik region

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The Sepik region is a culturally rich area of northern Papua New Guinea known for its diverse indigenous communities, intricate art traditions, and the Sepik River, one of the largest river systems in the Asia-Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
climate tropical
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
hasBiodiversity mangrove and swamp vegetation
rich freshwater fauna
hasCulturalHeritage Haus Tambaran (spirit houses)
Sepik River art
hasCulturalPractice crocodile scarification
initiation rituals
yam ceremonies
hasEconomicActivity art production
fishing
sago production
subsistence agriculture
hasEcosystem tropical rainforest
wetlands
hasEthnicGroup Abelam people
Boiken people
Chambri people
Iatmul people
Kwoma people
Manambu people
Sawos people
Yimas people
hasLanguageFamily Lower Sepik-Ramu languages
Ndu languages
Sepik languages
linked to: Papuan languages

Torricelli languages
hasMajorSettlement Angoram
Maprik
Wewak
hasPart East Sepik Province
Sandaun Province
hasRiverSystem Sepik River
knownFor ancestral figures
ceremonial houses
diverse indigenous communities
intricate art traditions
riverine cultures
spirit masks
woodcarving
locatedIn northern Papua New Guinea
locatedOn Sepik River floodplain
linked to: Sepik region
partOf Momase Region of Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
traversedBy Sepik River

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Arapesh region Sepik region
Mundugumor region Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambuli locatedIn Sepik region
Arapesh society locatedIn Sepik region
Mundugumor society locatedIn Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambuli society locatedIn Sepik region
Naven setting Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Angoram region Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Ambunti locatedInRiverBasin Sepik River basin
linked to: Sepik region
Pagwi locatedInRegion Sepik region
Bismarck Sea watershed includes Sepik River basin
linked to: Sepik region
Chambri Lakes system partOf Sepik River floodplain
linked to: Sepik region
Victor Emanuel Range drainageBasin Sepik River basin
linked to: Sepik region
Karawari River partOf Sepik cultural area
linked to: Sepik region
Bismarck Range drainageTo Sepik River basin
linked to: Sepik region
Karkar-Yuri language spokenInRegion Sepik region
Yuri linguisticArea Sepik–Ramu region of New Guinea
linked to: Sepik region
Biwat region Sepik region
Chambri locatedIn Sepik region
Chambri language spokenIn Sepik region
Chambri language region Sepik River basin
linked to: Sepik region
Sepik region locatedOn Sepik River floodplain
linked to: Sepik region
Biwat language region Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Ramu–Lower Sepik languages areLocatedIn Lower Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Sepik cultures locatedIn Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambri locatedIn Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambri hasCulturalArea Sepik River basin
linked to: Sepik region
Haus Tambaran (spirit house) style associatedWith Sepik River region
linked to: Sepik region