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Stretching between highlanders indentations Jayawijaya, Baliem Valley has long been the venue for the largest annual cultural festival in the land of Papua. In this valley, the Dani people live in harmony and united in the embrace of mountains which surrouded Papua beautiful and charming nature. Aside from being a ‘home’, often Baliem Valley becomes the arena of war by the warring tribes and became the arena of massacre those who fight for the triumph of tribal pride.

Baliem Valley itself a new existence to surface in the 1930s with the reports that there is a group of primitive tribes living in the valley. Approximately 10 years later, the valley is isolated from foreign influence is increasingly recognized by the outside world,after the National Geographic magazine put this valley on the world map published in the magazine.

Already long ago, the war became something that was integral in the life of the Dani people and other tribes in Papua. For them, war has some deep meaning. In addition to the tradition has become hereditary, the war is considered not merely occasions for tribal power struggle with each other only, but also a symbol of fertility and prosperity. That is, if there was no war there is no hope of harvest and livestock will be successful and healthy pigs. If you already like, they also must prepare themselves for a bad season. (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…)