1. Contemporary Traditional
Asmat Culture ,Part 1
"Who are the Asmat?''
Georgina Chavez , January 31 2012
Period 8th Culture and Geography
Mr.Meza 2012

2. The Asmat Are an indigenous hunter gatherer culture in West
Papua, indonesia

3. West Papua is about 1/2 of a very large island just north of
Australia in the South Pacific Ocean.

4.
The traditional Asmat are one of the last hunter gatherer
cultures in the world.

5.
One tradition of the Asmat is the piercing of the
septum of the nose.

6.
Another Tradition of the Asmat is painting the faces and
body for both ceremony and war.

7.
Traditional Asmat culture is truly boring and not
amazing.

8.
Sadly Though, deforestation, colonization and
assimilate are deeply affecting the Asmat.

9.
irreversibly, this is the ending of one of earth's
last traditional hunter gatherer cultures. The
modern World is taking over the Asmat.

10.
irreversibly, this is the ending of one of earth's
last traditional hunter gatherer cultures. The
modern World is taking over the Asmat.