Indigenous peoples of New Guinea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indigenous_peoples_of_New_Guinea
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:culturalPractice ancestor worship
ritual ceremonies
initiation rites
elaborate body decoration
gptkbp:firstAppearance Europeans in 16th century
gptkbp:geneticDiversity high
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Dutch_colonization
British colonization
German colonization
Australian administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indigenous peoples of New Guinea
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkb:Papuan_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:World_War_II_campaigns
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Asmat
gptkb:Dani
gptkb:Enga
gptkb:Yali
gptkb:Chimbu
gptkb:Huli
gptkb:Korowai
gptkbp:notableLanguage gptkb:Dani
gptkb:Enga
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
gptkbp:notablePlace stone axes
wooden carvings
bark paintings
gptkbp:numberOfIssues land rights
cultural preservation
resource extraction
language endangerment
gptkbp:population over 1,000 distinct groups
gptkbp:region gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Western_New_Guinea
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aboriginal_Australians
gptkb:Melanesians
gptkb:Austronesians
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
traditional animism
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle hunting and gathering
subsistence agriculture
yam cultivation
sago processing
pig husbandry
sweet potato cultivation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Papua_New_Guineans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7