Tikopia people

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Polynesian
gptkbp:chiefs ariki
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Faea
gptkb:Namo
gptkb:Ravenga
Matauta
gptkbp:country gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Polynesian
gptkbp:danceType Polynesian dance
gptkbp:dietaryStaple gptkb:fish
garlic
bananas
taro
breadfruit
gptkbp:dressCode traditional Polynesian dress
gptkbp:firstContactBy gptkb:Pedro_Fernandes_de_Queirós
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 1606
gptkbp:governingBody chiefdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tikopia people
gptkbp:island 5 km²
gptkbp:language Tikopian language
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tikopia
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Tikopia
gptkbp:marriageCustoms exogamous
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Polynesian_music
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Cyclone_Zoe_(2002)
gptkbp:notableFor sustainable agriculture
ritual feasting
traditional navigation
celibacy (historically, for population control)
infanticide (historically, for population control)
sea voyaging
strict population control
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Raymond_Firth
gptkbp:population about 1,200
gptkbp:region gptkb:Temotu_Province
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Samoans
gptkb:Tongans
other Polynesian peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
traditional Polynesian religion
gptkbp:socialStructure clan-based
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Raymond_Firth
gptkbp:subsistence fishing
horticulture
pig husbandry
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling thatched houses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:We,_the_Tikopia
gptkb:Tikopian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7