Visit the beautiful Papua

Beautiful Papua

West Papua is a province of Indonesia with beautiful landscapes and a still-preserved state. The province of Papua covers 410,000 km of lowland, 5,500 meters from the highest peak. There are 25 large rivers, thousands of small rivers with a total length of 5,180 km, including in the river Merauke. Mining in the Sarmi River Memberamo. There are many lakes, such as Sentani Lake in Jayapura, Yamur Lake, Tigi Lake and Paniai Lake in the Paniai District and the Nabire District.

Jayapura is one of the easternmost cities in Indonesia. Papua, located in the north of the island, looks like a bird and looks directly onto the Pacific Ocean. The mountain town with many natural landscapes is very beautiful. The vast forests are rich in minerals and reach to the wealth of their culture.

Sentani Lake is the largest lake in Papua. It received 24 springs from rivers and underground wells on Mount Cyclops that flowed on the Tami River. Walk around the Sentani Lake tribe, the Papuan-Melanesian race, the ethnic group, the Sentani Tanamerah (Demta), the Sentani Subethnie, and the Tabi cultural areas. Sentani Lake is a natural lake with mountainous islands in the middle of the lake. The size of the lake is 3.63 hectares with a height of 75 m above sea level and there is a beautiful natural landscape in which some places are equipped with fish-shaped huts. Here is fresh fish.

The Biak Trail is one of the things that makes the people of Papua proud. Biak is an island west of Jayapura. This is the world's largest route with a range of up to 5,000 meters, much larger than Changi or Narita. This track was the best nature trail in the world as the rock layers used for this track are very strong. This piece has played an important role in world history. This trail was built by the Japanese army during the invasion to prepare Pearl Harbor in 1941. At first, Eisenhower did not think there would be a raid on Pearl Harbor, the distance one would have to cross to cross Japan. The Pacific is too big. But the Japanese were preparing the fundamental attack of this island and finally the inevitable battle. But the problem for the Papuans did not stop here; The "revenge" of Mac Arthur was worse. To find out where he had attacked the secrets of the Japanese army at Pearl Harbor, MacArthur needed to research and teach people in Papua to get drunk on information about the reproduction of the tracks. An act of "barbarians" that makes Papuans drink culture, a culture that did not exist before.
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Asmat wood carving

Asmat Wood carving

The typical Asmat wood carving is one of the cultural riches of Indonesia, which already has a name for foreign tourists. The characteristics of Asmat are a unique and naturalistic model. On the models you can see the complexity of the procedure. So they become a valuable sculpture work.

In terms of style, the sculpture of Asmat is very diverse, ranging from human statues, boats, tablets, shields, drums, Kaswari eggs to employees. Asmat usually takes experience and everyday life as sculptural models, such as trees, boats, animals, people who sail, people who hunt, and much more.

Sculpture is a living tradition and a ritual that is closely linked to the spirituality of life and the respect of ancestors. When the Asmat are sculptors, they not only create patterns in the wood, but also convey a spirituality of life.

The sculpture of Asmat is naturalistic, since the model in its size corresponds to the nature of birds, fish, frogs, trees, lizards or men. The best thing about Asmat is that the Asmat community consists of 12 ethnic groups and each of them has a special quality in their art. They also use different woods.

Unfortunately, the price of wood carving in Asmat is expensive. Distances and transportation difficulties are the reasons why they can be so expensive. However, every work by Asmat is unique and bears no resemblance to others. In fact, Asmat does not produce a sculpture in the same pattern.

For lovers of ethnic sculptures, the Asmat size is an option for home decoration. However, be careful when buying Asmat sizes on the market as many irresponsible individuals double their size.

In fact, Asmat wood carving is done by hand using a high-end technique. However, if you want to try to create carved works of art for yourself, offers you

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