Hupda

Hup People - Cosmology
... The concept of illness amongst the Hupda is based on their perception of their presence on this world as defined by their view of the world and humanity ... The body of the Hupda and of all humans is in contrast to all the "live" beings, which can be classified as "spirits" and which manifest in non-corporeal forms ... The Hupda tell that in their bodies there is a point where an energy called "hawäg" is found ...

Hup People - The Role of The Uaupés River
... For the Hupda, this is where the illnesses and curses (of society) come from ... The behavior of a Hupda in this environment is, almost always, one of total submission to any and all order ... It is rare for Hupda to go to Tukano villages without being invited or contracted for a job ...

Hup People - Hayám - The Local Group
... The Hupda live in small villages ... The mobility of the Hupda is impressive for their knowledge of all the existing trails {tíw hup} and where each local group is based ... the intermediaries between the non-Indians and the Hupda world ...

Hup People - Residence and Neighbors
... The Hupda villages are, in general, close to areas of Tukano, Tariano, Tuyuka and Piratapuia population, populations which speak languages of the Tukano ... streams), are fewer in number than the Hupda and barely have contact with them ... and maintain sporadic contact with the Hupda who live on the streams flowing into the Papuri River ...

Hup People - Lineage and Clans
... The Hupda social groups are based on unilinear descent, with patrilinear clans, and dispersed in exogamic units ... clan is being used to describe the basic unit of Hupda society ... The Hupda clan does not have a very specific geographical area/location as is found with the Tukano clans ...