Tolai people

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ethnic group
gptkbp:artwork body painting
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Gogo_festival
gptkbp:community chiefs
gptkbp:communityEngagement gptkb:Tolai_Cultural_Association
gptkbp:communityEvents village meetings
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Matupit_Island
modern influences
sing-sing
coconut palm
interactions with other ethnic groups
feasting and sharing
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Melanesian_culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance cultural festivals
UNESCO_heritage_status
Tolai_identity
gptkbp:economicActivity fishing
subsistence economy
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns volcanic activity
gptkbp:family patrilineal
gptkbp:festivals gptkb:Kokopo_Cultural_Festival
gptkbp:historicalEvent World_War_II_impact
gptkbp:historicalLegacy gptkb:Tok_Pisin
community solidarity
initiation ceremonies
bride price ceremony
haus_tambaran
gptkbp:historicalPeriod land disputes
trade_with_Europeans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tolai people
gptkbp:knownFor coconut oil production
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tolai_language
Austronesian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:majorIndustry Rabaul
gptkbp:migration migration to coastal areas
gptkbp:movement Kokopo_dance
gptkbp:mythology gptkb:Tavurvur_volcano
gptkbp:notableGames basket weaving
stone throwing
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sir_Michael_Somare
gptkbp:notableStores oral traditions
gptkbp:population approximately 50,000
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
ancestor worship
gptkbp:research_areas herbal remedies
gptkbp:socialResponsibility land rights
gptkbp:socialStructure clan-based
gptkbp:soundtrack singing and drumming
gptkbp:sport canoe racing
gptkbp:style wood carving
gptkbp:sustainabilityPractices swidden agriculture
gptkbp:traditionalClothing bilum
gptkbp:traditionalFood taro