TRIBES OF THE WORLD

Five tribes Māori Mursi Yanomami Mosuo Korowai

MĀORI PEOPLE

Māori background New Zealand Arrived there in 12 canoes Similar to social class structure Iwi  Hapū  Whānau Democratic order

Māori culture Language Great concern to keep it alive Raise awareness among the youngest Names keep their origin

Māori culture Art Tattooing (two main aims): Bone carving: Signify status Attract opposite sex Bone carving: Ocean creatures Others Wood carving

MURSI PEOPLE

Mursi background Localisation Work Diet

Mursi culture Language Lip plate (12 to 15 centimetres) Bride wealth Prestige Body painting Ornaments Donga

YANOMAMI PEOPLE

Yanomami background Amazone rainforest, between Venezuela and Brazil Villages contain between 50 to 400 people They live in a common roof called shabono Polygenic Only about 20.000 indigenous survive

Yanomami culture Language Rituals Yanomaman language is unrelated to other South American indigenous languages Unknown origin Many variations and dialects Rituals Celebrate good harvest with big feasts. Lots of drinks, food, dancing and singing. Hallucinogenic drugs and endocannibalism

Yanomami culture Curiosities: First menstruation symbolizes the beginning of womanhood As soon as the period begins, girls are married off Belief that menstrual blood is poisonous

MOSUO PEOPLE

Mosuo background Matriarchal society Middle Ages Polyandry Walking marriages

Mosuo culture Language “Come of age” ceremony Buddhism & Daba Death Dogs

KOROWAI PEOPLE

Korowai background Existence acknowledged in 1970’s South east of Papua New Guinea Population around 3000 people Diet Cannibalism Larva insects, tree sap Good fishermen and cultivators

Korowai culture Language Way of life They don’t have a language per se Imitate the sounds of birds Way of life Tree houses Escape from mosquitoes and other tribes’ attacks Clans of 10- 12 people

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