637artikel: Wild and Virgin Papua Land

THE KOMBA AND KOROWAY PEOPLE

I wanna sharing some culture and etniq from my country Indonesia and Im start from east Indonesia Papua Irian Jaya.

The houses of Irian Jaya's Kombai and Korowai people are built as high as 150 feet to see the birds and the mountains and to stop sorcerers from climbing the stairs. The house above is now abandoned. Tree people live in tight-knit clans and hunt game like cassowary, whose meat, bones, and feathers will all be put to good use.

Three brothers relocated their families from the tall house they shared to separate lower ones. They considered the move safe because tensions between them and rival clans had recently been reduced. Roughly cleared land around the new houses is planted in taro, tobacco, sweet potatoes and bananas. In preparation for a feast, a lady had her head shaved by a teenage girl using a razor of split bamboo.

A Korowai hunter armed with specialised arrows for killing birds, fish, reptiles - and humans - searches for the day's food. As the environment is short on sizeable game, success is unlikely, and insects are more commonly eaten than cassowaries. Domestic pigs are reserved for dowries or settling disputes. The lives of the Korowai are hard and their view of the world spare: Humans live in the inner zone; the dead inhabit an outer zone. Beyond lies the great sea where all will perish as the world ends.~Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia~Wish you enjoyed reading about one of etniq in papua Irian Jaya even small but they still there until to day in my big country Indonesia with many different island, culture, etniq and music.

IN THE JAYAPURA PAPUA

The port city of Jayapura sits on the coast and has a population of around 250,000 including many people from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago. It is not an unattractive city and you will find museums, hotels, an assortment of restaurants, banks and markets for shopping. From Jayapura it is easy to take guided overnight treks to primitive villages and it is a 45-minute flight to Wamena, the main town of the famed Baliem Valley.

Lake Sentani is a famous primitive arts centre. Bark paintings, sago bowls and small-carved items are amongst the local handicrafts found here. Kelly is a private collector of primitive Papuan art and therefore he has the depth of knowledge and connections to ensure that you pay the right price and that all items purchased are genuine.

Treks into most mainland areas require an arrival by flight into the Lake Sentani area located close to the West Papuan capital city of Jayapura. This region is a beautifully dramatic introduction to Papua. A huge wall of vegetation called the Cyclops sits majestically above Lake Sentani and makes for a stunning backdrop to the clear waters.