Asmat people
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The Asmat people are an indigenous group of southwestern New Guinea renowned for their intricate woodcarving, rich ritual traditions, and formerly practiced headhunting culture.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| artCollectionHeldAt |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael C. Rockefeller Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum der Kulturen Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ National Museum of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tropenmuseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMaterial |
natural pigments
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| artStyle | abstract figurative carving ⓘ |
| colonialContactWith | Dutch colonial authorities ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Southwest coast of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
mangrove forests
ⓘ
swamp lowlands ⓘ tidal rivers ⓘ |
| formerCustom |
headhunting
ⓘ
ritual cannibalism ⓘ |
| governingDivision | Asmat Regency, Papua, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancestor worship rituals
ⓘ
bisj poles NERFINISHED ⓘ canoe carvings ⓘ complex funerary rituals ⓘ elaborate initiation ceremonies ⓘ ritual art ⓘ shield carvings ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| language | Asmat language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Trans–New Guinea languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asmat Regency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionaryContactWith |
Protestant missionaries
ⓘ
Roman Catholic missionaries ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociatedWith | disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in 1961 ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | 70000 ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| ritualObject |
bisj pole
ⓘ
canoe prow figurehead ⓘ war shield ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
patrilineal clans
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ sago palm processing ⓘ small-scale gardening ⓘ |
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