The Asmat are an indigenous hunter-gatherer people living in West Papua, Indonesia, on the western half of the island north of Australia. They were traditionally one of the last hunter-gatherer cultures in the world, with traditions including nose septum 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.