Himba people

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:affects gptkb:dam
land disputes
hydroelectric projects
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:country gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Herero_people
gptkbp:diet gptkb:meat
gptkb:milk
maize porridge
gptkbp:famousFor preservation of traditional culture
resistance to modernization
gptkbp:house cone-shaped huts
gptkbp:housingMaterial wood
cow dung
mud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Himba people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Otjihimba
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Herero
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Kunene_Region
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity pastoralism
gptkbp:mainLivestock gptkb:livestock
goats
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Angola
gptkbp:notableFor cattle herding
polygamy
ancestral worship
initiation rites
bridewealth
scarification
body adornment
semi-nomadic lifestyle
distinctive red ochre body paint
extended family compounds
hair braiding
traditional hairstyles
use of otjize paste
use of smoke baths
gptkbp:population about 50,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Namibian_government
gptkbp:region gptkb:Kaokoland
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Herero_people
gptkbp:religion traditional African religions
gptkbp:socialStructure matrilineal
patrilineal
gptkbp:traditionalDress beaded jewelry
leather skirts
otjize paste
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zemba
gptkb:Herero_people
gptkb:otjikaiva_(horned_headdress)
gptkb:Epupa_Falls
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6