Konyak Naga tribe

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The Konyak Naga tribe is an indigenous community of Nagaland in Northeast India, historically known for their distinct facial tattoos, elaborate feathered headgear, and a former tradition of headhunting.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Konyak Naga 9
Konyak Naga tribe canonical 2
Konyak 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Naga tribe
ethnic group
indigenous community
AoleangFestivalMonth April
AoleangFestivalSignificance New Year and harvest celebration
AoleangFestivalType spring festival
associatedArt decorated log drums
skull racks (historically)
wooden totems
country India
crossBorderPresence India–Myanmar border region
culturalPractice body tattooing
communal dormitories (morungs)
feathered war headgear
festival Aoleang festival
headhuntingAbolished 20th century
historicalPractice headhunting
knownFor distinct facial tattoos
elaborate feathered headgear
former tradition of headhunting
metal work
traditional morungs
wood carving
language Konyak language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
locatedIn Nagaland
Northeast India
LongwaFeature village straddling India–Myanmar border
notableVillage Longwa
ornamentation brass and bead ornaments
partOf Naga people
linked to: Naga peoples
populationRegion Mon district, Nagaland
primaryRegion Mon district
northern Nagaland
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
religion Christianity
animist traditions (historically)
state Nagaland
traditionalEconomy fishing
handicrafts
hunting
shifting cultivation
traditionalHouseType wooden houses with thatched roofs
traditionalLeaderTitle Angh
traditionalPoliticalStructure chieftainship
traditionalReligion animism
warriorSymbol facial and body tattoos

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hornbill Festival hasParticipant Konyak Naga tribe
Mon associatedWithEthnicGroup Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Mon hasMajorEthnicGroup Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Mon hasDemographicGroup Konyak Naga tribe
Sangtam Naga relatedEthnicGroup Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Wancho relatedGroups Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Wancho people neighboringGroups Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Eastern Nagaland inhabitedBy Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Mon district majorEthnicGroup Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Mon district majorTribe Konyak
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Konyak spokenBy Konyak Naga people
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Konyak ethnicGroup Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Naga subgroup Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe
Wancho language hasAlternativeClassification Northern Naga (Konyak) group
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe