Sepik region

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The Sepik region is a culturally rich area of northern Papua New Guinea known for its diverse indigenous communities, intricate art traditions, and the Sepik River, one of the largest river systems in the Asia-Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasBiodiversity mangrove and swamp vegetation ⓘ
rich freshwater fauna ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Haus Tambaran (spirit houses) ⓘ
Sepik River art ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice crocodile scarification ⓘ
initiation rituals ⓘ
yam ceremonies ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity art production ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
sago production ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEcosystem tropical rainforest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Abelam people ⓘ
Boiken people ⓘ
Chambri people ⓘ
Iatmul people ⓘ
Kwoma people ⓘ
Manambu people ⓘ
Sawos people ⓘ
Yimas people ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily Lower Sepik-Ramu languages ⓘ
Ndu languages ⓘ
Sepik languages ⓘ
linked to: Papuan languages

Torricelli languages ⓘ
hasMajorSettlement Angoram ⓘ
Maprik ⓘ
Wewak ⓘ
hasPart East Sepik Province ⓘ
Sandaun Province ⓘ
hasRiverSystem Sepik River ⓘ
knownFor ancestral figures ⓘ
ceremonial houses ⓘ
diverse indigenous communities ⓘ
intricate art traditions ⓘ
riverine cultures ⓘ
spirit masks ⓘ
woodcarving ⓘ
locatedIn northern Papua New Guinea ⓘ
locatedOn Sepik River floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
partOf Momase Region of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
traversedBy Sepik River ⓘ

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Arapesh → region → Sepik region ⓘ
Mundugumor → region → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambuli → locatedIn → Sepik region ⓘ
Arapesh society → locatedIn → Sepik region ⓘ
Mundugumor society → locatedIn → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambuli society → locatedIn → Sepik region ⓘ
Naven → setting → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Angoram → region → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Ambunti → locatedInRiverBasin → Sepik River basin ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Pagwi → locatedInRegion → Sepik region ⓘ
Bismarck Sea watershed → includes → Sepik River basin ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Chambri Lakes system → partOf → Sepik River floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Victor Emanuel Range → drainageBasin → Sepik River basin ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Karawari River → partOf → Sepik cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Bismarck Range → drainageTo → Sepik River basin ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Karkar-Yuri language → spokenInRegion → Sepik region ⓘ
Yuri → linguisticArea → Sepik–Ramu region of New Guinea ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Biwat → region → Sepik region ⓘ
Chambri → locatedIn → Sepik region ⓘ
Chambri language → spokenIn → Sepik region ⓘ
Chambri language → region → Sepik River basin ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Sepik region → locatedOn → Sepik River floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Biwat language → region → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Ramu–Lower Sepik languages → areLocatedIn → Lower Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Sepik cultures → locatedIn → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambri → locatedIn → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Tchambri → hasCulturalArea → Sepik River basin ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region
Haus Tambaran (spirit house) style → associatedWith → Sepik River region ⓘ
linked to: Sepik region