Fon people

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ethnic group
gptkbp:celebrates FĂȘte du Vodoun
gptkbp:culturalHeritage the serpent
gptkbp:culturalSignificance storytelling
dance
intangible cultural heritage
ritual dances
with other ethnic groups
festive attire
new year celebrations
craftsmanship.
funerary rites
on music genres
in_West_Africa
Fon_identity
gptkbp:economicActivity trade
gptkbp:economy with neighboring countries
gptkbp:engagesIn agriculture
gptkbp:hasAwards myths and legends
gptkbp:hasFacility wood carving
gptkbp:hasFestival cultural festivals
gptkbp:hasImpactOn matrilineal
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn modern_Benin_culture
gptkbp:hasLanguage gptkb:Niger-Congo
gptkbp:hasLocalCuisine maize dishes
gptkbp:hasOccupation weddings
elders
villages
gptkbp:hasPerformedAt textiles
gptkbp:hasPlayer basket weaving
board games
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty chiefdoms
gptkbp:hasPopulation approximately 1 million
gptkbp:hasRole oral traditions
chiefs
defined roles for men and women
gptkbp:hasSubsidiary Aja
gptkbp:hasTheme ancestor worship
animism
community solidarity
herbal remedies
initiation ceremonies
gptkbp:historicalEvent oral history
colonial resistance
gptkbp:historicalFigures King Behanzin
royal_palaces
gptkbp:historicalPeriod to the Ashanti
gptkbp:history gptkb:Dahomey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fon people
gptkbp:isKnownFor mud houses
gptkbp:language Fon_language
gptkbp:localHistory with_the_Yoruba
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Benin
gptkbp:musicVideo traditional drumming
gptkbp:relatedTo Ewe people
Aja people
gptkbp:traditionalClothing Kente cloth
gptkbp:training gptkb:Vodun