Matses

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mayoruna
gptkbp:contactWithOutsiders 1960s
gptkbp:containsSettlement Palmeiras (Brazil)
San Mateo (Peru)
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:storytelling
gptkb:oral_tradition
mythology
body painting
gptkbp:culturalPractice use of frog poison (kambô) in rituals
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
game meat
manioc
plantains
gptkbp:ethnobotanicalKnowledge extensive
gptkbp:firstContactYear 1969 (Peru)
gptkbp:governingBody tribe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matses
gptkbp:language gptkb:Matsés_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Panoan_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Javari_River
gptkb:Yaquerana_River
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Kulina
gptkb:Kanamari
gptkb:Marubo
gptkb:Korubo
gptkbp:notableFor facial tattoos
knowledge of medicinal plants
resistance to outside influence
gptkbp:notablePublication Matsés Traditional Medicine Encyclopedia
gptkbp:population ~3,200
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Brazilian_government
Mexican
gptkbp:region gptkb:Matsés_Indigenous_Reserve_(Peru)
gptkb:Vale_do_Javari_Indigenous_Territory_(Brazil)
gptkbp:religion mythology
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
fishing
slash-and-burn agriculture
gptkbp:threats gptkb:disease
deforestation
illegal logging
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling maloca (communal house)
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus endangered language
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Panoan_peoples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6