Gusii community

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kisii
gptkbp:clan gptkb:Abamachoge
gptkb:Abanchari
Abagetutu
Abagirango
Ababasi
Abanyaribari
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Mombasa
Nairobi
gptkbp:festival Kisii Cultural Festival
gptkbp:game wrestling
bao
jumping contests
gptkbp:historicalPeriod British colonization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gusii community
gptkbp:initiationRite circumcision
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Ekegusii
gptkbp:marriageCustoms polygamy
dowry
bride price
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:notableFor soapstone sculptures
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Zachary_Onyonka
gptkb:James_Ongwae
gptkb:Janet_Ong'era
gptkb:Richard_Onyonka
gptkb:Sam_Ongeri
Moses Wetangula (ancestry)
gptkbp:population over 2 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kisii_County
gptkb:Nyamira_County
parts of Homa Bay County
parts of Migori County
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Luo
Kalenjin
Luhya
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:ruled tribe
gptkbp:tradition ancestor veneration
African traditional religion
spirit world
gptkbp:traditionalConflictResolution tribe
gptkbp:traditionalCraft gptkb:ceramics
basket weaving
soapstone carving
gptkbp:traditionalDance Ekegusii dance
gptkbp:traditionalDress animal skins
beaded ornaments
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling grass-thatched roofs
mud-walled houses
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy agriculture
soapstone carving
banana farming
cattle keeping
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:milk
gptkb:ugali
vegetables
matoke
gptkbp:traditionalMusic gptkb:obokano
rattles
isukuti drums
chivoti (flute)
gptkbp:traditionalUse diviners
herbalists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egesa_FM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7