Wahgi people

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:agriculturalInnovation Raised field agriculture
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Kuk_Swamp
gptkbp:artworkBy wood
Shell ornaments
Bamboo work
gptkbp:colonialContact First European contact in 1930s
gptkbp:culture Kumim
gptkbp:customs gptkb:Moka_exchange
Bride price
gptkbp:dressCode Body paint
Grass skirts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wahgi people
gptkbp:initiationRite Male initiation
gptkbp:knownFor Pig husbandry
Traditional ceremonial exchange
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Wahgi_language
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Wahgi_Valley
gptkbp:mainCrops gptkb:Taro
gptkb:Yam
Banana
Sweet potato
Sugarcane
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity Subsistence agriculture
gptkbp:marriageCustoms Polygyny
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Drumming
Singing
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Jimi_people
gptkb:Kukukuku_people
gptkb:Melpa_people
gptkbp:notableAnthropologicalStudy gptkb:Marilyn_Strathern
gptkb:Andrew_Strathern
gptkbp:notableFeature Highland people
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Sing-sing
gptkbp:notableFor Complex social exchange systems
gptkbp:population Tens of thousands
gptkbp:region gptkb:Western_Highlands_Province
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Melanesians
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
Traditional beliefs
gptkbp:socialStructure Clan-based
gptkbp:subsistence Gardening
Pig raising
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling Round houses
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Spear
Bow and arrow
Stone axe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wahgi_Valley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7