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Gender Roles and Family Structure

Kombai families are mostly patrilineal.

Necklaces made of dog teeth are traded for women, and pigs can be given in exchange for her life.

Women gather and prepare a lot of the food

in addition to caring for the children.

Sago

Clothing

and grubs from the sago tree

The Kombai have parties to celebrate things and eat sago together.

Pigs are sacrificed when they sin.

Arts, Music, Dance, Celebrations, Food, and Clothing

Beliefs, Traditions, and Rituals

Pigs are used as currency and are sacrificed in rituals.

Women traditionally pierce their noses

with the sago thorn.

Pisau Belati

Introduction to Papua New Guinea

Unknown Culture...

They believe the cannibalism ritual gives them the soul and power of the person. They also believe in male witches, called Kakua-Khuma, who eat the souls of their victims.

We know very little about Kombai music,

art, and dance, because they are so secluded.

Traditional Kombai weapon made of Kasuari bird feet and feathers.

Kombai People of Papua New Guinea

Unity in Diversity

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