Tsembaga Maring tribe

Not to be confused with Maring Naga.

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.

Ethnographies

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

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.

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

Papuan peoples

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