Desana

ETHNONYMS: Dätsana, Desâna, Desano, Papurí-uara, Wená, Wirá, Wirá-pora

Kinship

Kin Groups and Descent. Desana society has a phratry organization that is divided into some twenty ranked and named exogamous sibs, each tracing its origin to a common mythical ancestor.

Kinship Terminology. Terminology follows the Dravidian model.

GERARDO REICHEL-DOLMATOFF