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Due to a longer dry season, forest areas in this region is not so fertile than those in the northern part of the Maluku islands, causing a very intensive activity on their soil treatment systems planted with rice, cassava, and other crops, especially in rural areas. In addition to farming some people Tanimbar also connect with the ways of life at sea fishing or hunting wild boar.

Ethnic Tanimbar does not put  a contradiction between their native culture with the Christian culture which is known officially. With the Dutch military expedition, Catholic and Protestant missionaries to convert the population of the archipelago on 20-year fixed Tanimbar as Tradisi maintained through relationships and alliances between villages and marriage. In general, the tribe Tanimbar socially oriented to the villagers and family members.

Village unity is symbolized in a ship-shaped stone. On formal occasions, such as traditional dance party, position and status of a person seen from the seating position of the placement of this symbolic vessel. Competition between families or between villages, no longer disclosed by way of hunting human heads or civil war, but are represented through the complex traditions and rituals involve the exchange of valuables, marriage alliances, and rivalries between Catholic and Protestant churches. (more…)

Asmat inhabit the marshy area in the southern province of Irian Jaya is one of the tribal Papua.Before number of immigrants arrived, tribal warfare, headhunting and cannibalism humans are part of their everyday lives.Their house was built in the bend of the river so they could know early if there is an enemy attack. In the 20s century, their homes are located in coastal areas the average is built on top of a tall pole about 2 meters or more, to protect citizens from the danger of floods caused by overflowing of river water. Around the foot of the mountains Jayawijaya, Asmat tribe living on the old tree house height of about 5 to 25 feet above the ground surface. At some point, they also built the observation post high above the trees about 30 meters from the ground. (more…)