Dani Culture

Dani including Melanesian race with a black body, short and sturdy; who resided in the valley Baliem Jaya Wijaya Mountains.

Language

Language used, including one non-Austronesian family in Papua (Irian Jaya) and Papua New Guinea (including the Western Highland Pylum category).

Kinship system.

Dani recognize patrilineal kinship system, which take into account the lineage from the father to seven generations. They are collateral (ukul) live in one area in groups. A residential area (uma) is inhabited by some ukul. Merging the two is called EBE ukul. Dani EBE is divided into two, namely EBE and EBE waira wara.

It follows the pattern of marriage is exsogami, ie a person must marry someone outside the clan even outside ebenya or parohnya (the whole clan).

Religion

Dani the basis of religion is to respect the spirit moyag grandmother. Ucarapanya focused on party pigs. Da orientation concept konep and religious activities aimed at the welfare of other life and war.

The most important religious concept is atou, the magic power of the ancestors who inherited patrilineal. Atou has the power to reject the danger, disease, nourish the soil, provide energy and zest for life.

Hagasin is Kaneke religious ceremonies for the welfare of families, communities and citizens to initiate and end the war. This ceremony is usually done three or four years to the time different in each region.