The Asmat are an indigenous hunter-gatherer culture living in West Papua, Indonesia, on an island north of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean. They are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the world, with traditions including nose piercing and painting faces and bodies for ceremonies and war. However, deforestation, colonization, and assimilation are negatively impacting traditional Asmat culture, potentially bringing an end to one of Earth's last hunter-gatherer societies as the modern world influences their way of life.

1. Contemporary Traditional Asmat Culture, part 1
"Who are the Asmat?"
By(Reyna Provencio, 1/24/12 period 1
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 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 pierceing 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 uniqe.

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

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