Mundugumor

Japanese: Mundugumor
Mundugumor

...The father is therefore a stranger who belongs to another group, and property and other things are inherited by the maternal uncle. The Mundugumor people of East Sepik Province in the northwest of New Guinea belong to several groups (called "strings"), but what is unique about them is that they have a rule that boys belong to their mother's group and girls to their father's group. The people of the Sepik region are also known for their magnificent artwork.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mundugumor" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…したがって父は子どもにとってはほかの集団に属するよそ者であり,財産その他は母方のおじから譲られる。またニューギニア島北西部の東セピック州にいるムンドゥグモール族Mundugumorでは,人々はいくつかの集団(〈紐(ひも)〉と呼ばれる)に属しているが,特異なのは,子どものうち男子は母の集団に属し,女子は父の集団に属するというルールをもっていることである。セピック地方の人々は,そのみごとな美術品によっても知られている。…

※「Mundugumor」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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