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Tangata manu (birdman) competition
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Tangata_manu_(birdman)_competition
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Rapa_Nui_tradition
gptkb:cultural_competition
gptkbp:activity
climbing cliffs
retrieving the first sooty tern egg
swimming to Motu Nui islet
gptkbp:associatedBird
sooty tern
gptkbp:associatedIslet
gptkb:Motu_Nui
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Orongo
gptkbp:culturalHeritage
gptkb:Rapa_Nui_people
gptkbp:declinedAfter
Christianization of Rapa Nui
gptkbp:lastHolder
late 19th century
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Rapa_Nui_(Easter_Island)
gptkbp:mainDeity
Make-Make
gptkbp:mainEvent
gptkb:annual_event
gptkbp:participants
representatives of different clans
gptkbp:period
late 17th century to 19th century
gptkbp:purpose
selecting the tangata manu (birdman)
gptkbp:religiousSignificance
linked to the cult of Make-Make
gptkbp:winner
Tangata manu (birdman)
gptkbp:winnerPrivileges
food tributes
sacred seclusion
special status for one year
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Makemake_(Rapa_Nui_deity)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Tangata manu (birdman) competition