The Asmat are an indigenous hunter-gatherer culture living in West Papua, Indonesia. They were traditionally one of the last hunter-gatherer cultures in the world, practicing customs like nose piercing and body painting. However, deforestation, colonization, and assimilation have negatively impacted Asmat culture, as the modern world replaces their traditional way of life.

1. Contemporary Traditional Asmat Culture
Who are the Asmat?
jiayichen, January 19,12
Period 4 Culture and Geography
Source:Mr.Ruben Meza,2012

2. The Asmat 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 culture in the world.

5. One traditional of the asmat is the piercing of the
septum of the nose.

6. Anther traditional asmat is painting the face and the
body for both ceremony and war.

7. Traditional Asmat culture is truly amazin.

8. Sadly though, deforestation, colonization, and
assimilation 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.