Asmat is a tribe in Papua. Asmat tribe known as the result of a unique wood carvings. Asmat population is divided into two, namely those living in coastal areas and those living in the hinterland. the two populations are inter berbada each other in the ways of living, and social structure of coastal ritual.populasi further divided into two parts, namely Bisman tribes who were among the rivers and streams sinesty nin and spare Shimei.
There is much disagreement among the Asmat village. The most horrible is the way the Asmat tribe used to kill his enemy. when the enemy killed, his corpse was brought kekampung, then cut and distributed to all residents to eat together. they sing the song of death and cut off his head. brain dibunngkus sago leaves and roasted then eaten.
now usually in a village inhabited by approximately 100 to 1000 people. every village had one bachelor house and many family homes. bachelor's house is used for ceremonial and religious ceremonies. family houses inhabited by two to three families, who have their own bathroom and kitchen.
Asmat tribe has particularly a very simple way untukmerias themselves. they just need the red soil to produce a red color. to produce their white color makes the shells that have been mashed. whereas black warnah they generate from wood charcoal smoothed. I use is quite simple, simply by mixing these ingredients with a little water, coloring it can use to color the body. in addition to cultural, syuru villagers are also very good at making carvings such as the Asmat general. Asmat carvings to be a liaison between life today with life of their ancestors. residing in each carving the image and respect for their ancestors are loaded with greatness Asmat tribe. sculptures and carvings generally they created without a sketch. for kala menukir Asmat statue adlah times in which they communicate with the ancestors yag is on another world. It is possible because they know the three concepts of the world: Amat ow capinmi (natural life now), Dampu ow campinmi (pesinggahan nature spirits who have died), and Safar (heaven). believed before entering dusurga <spirits of the dead man would interfere. interference can be a disease, disaster and even war. So, for the sake of saving people and redeem souls, they are still alive to make sculptures and statues mengelar party like a party bus (Bioskokombi), party masks, party boat, and party sago worms.
bus statue is said to form the most sacred statue. but now make a statue for the Asmat, not merely meet the call of tradition. because the engraving is also selling them to strangers at a party when carving. they know the results of hand-carved high priced between Rp. 100 thousand up to millions of dollars outside of Papua.
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Survival habits and foraging among one tribe with another tribe in the area of District-Mitak Citak was almost the same. Asmat tribal land, tribal and ethnic Mitak citak have a daily habit of making a living is separti hunting forest animals, snakes, cassowaries <birds <'black pig <dragons etc.. they also always meramuh / pound sago as a food staple and the fisherman that is looking for fish and shrimp to eat. the lives of these three tribes had already changed.
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