Tsembaga Maring

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Tsembaga Maring are a group of horticulturists who live in the highlands of New Guinea. They have been extensively studied by ethnographers, the foremost of which is Roy Rappaport.

Contents 1 Background 2 Ethnographies 3 Lifestyle 3.1 Subsistence 4 References 4.1 Links

[edit] Background

[edit] Ethnographies

Rappaport conducted research on the Maring in the 1960s, publishing his work in a book entitled Pigs for their Ancestors.

[edit] Lifestyle

The Maring are known for a special pattern of farming, hoarding of pigs, and warfare. Warfare usually proceeds after a ritual pig feast, known as kaiko.

[edit] Subsistence

[edit] References

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Ritual and self-regulation of the Tsembaga Maring ecosystem in the New Guinea highlands