Small Nambas area

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The Small Nambas area is a cultural region on Malakula Island in Vanuatu, traditionally inhabited by the Small Nambas people known for their distinctive customs and attire.

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Small Nambas area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
traditional territory
continent Oceania
country Vanuatu
culturalRegionOf Small Nambas people
distinctFrom Big Nambas area
hasCulturalHeritageType Melanesian culture
hasCulturalPractice body adornment
ceremonial dances
initiation rituals
hasEnvironmentType tropical island environment
hasEthnicGroup Small Nambas people
hasModernReligion Christianity
hasPopulationType rural communities
hasTraditionalClothingFeature penis sheaths (nambas)
hasTraditionalEconomy fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasTraditionalHousingType vernacular Melanesian architecture
hasTraditionalReligion indigenous belief systems
inhabitedBy Small Nambas people
isOnIsland Malakula
knownFor distinctive customs
distinctive traditional attire
traditional ritual practices
traditional social organization
locatedIn Malakula Island
Vanuatu
partOf Malakula cultural regions
Malampa Province
traditionalLanguageRegionOf Small Nambas language

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Malakula culturalRegion Small Nambas area