Pukumani ceremony

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous Australian ceremony
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Baldwin_Spencer
Francis J. Gillen
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:features gptkb:Pukumani_poles
body painting
song and dance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pukumani ceremony
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tiwi_language
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tiwi_Islands
gptkbp:notablePlace tutini (funeral poles)
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Tiwi_people
gptkbp:prohibits Tiwi cultural context
gptkbp:purpose funerary ritual
mourning the dead
gptkbp:recordedAt early 20th century
gptkbp:relatedTo Indigenous people
Tiwi art
gptkbp:significance ensures safe passage of spirit
marks end of mourning period
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tiwi_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7