1. contemporary traditional asmat culture part 1 who are the asmat? by kevin blanco,1-31-12 period 4 culture and geography source: mr. ruben 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 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 cool because of there traditional piercing and painting there faces and body

8. sadly though deforestation colonization and assimilation are deeply affecting the asmat

9. irreversibly this is the ending of one earths last traditional hunter gatherer cultures.the modern world is taking over the asmat