The Unique arts habit of Asmat tribe maybe some people have already
know. Based on the collected historical, Asmat in antiquity is full of many
inter-clan warfare or between villages. In general, the cause of the dispute is
between the other of adultery, boundary violations sago, sago worms theft, or
just asking for trouble because of misunderstanding or offense.
Who does not know the Asmat tribe, who inhabit one area in Papua.
Hearing the name of the Asmat tribe, maybe some of us will immediately think
about headhunting aka head hunting and cannibalism. It is indeed time to color
the daily life of the Asmat, as recorded in the history of the Asmat tribe
itself. Before there is so many intern conflict in Asmat tribe.
Conflict
between two people usually rise to conflict between families, then inter-clan,
and eventually involves the entire village. Such conflict has resulted in the
Asmat divided into several clans and the shrinking of the villagers in the
Asmat region. As a continuation of the war is the kayau-headhunting and
cannibalism.
Beginning of the head-hunting and cannibalism in the Asmat region comes
from the myth that living in the community about the Asmat own brothers and
Biwiripits Desoipits. Desoipits urged his brother, Biwiripits to cut off his
head. Biwiripits Initially reluctant, but because it kept pressed, he was
beheaded Desoipits. But there
is a strange and totally unexpected, Desoipits the severed head alive and
talking menuyuruh sister to separate the parts of the body, to be distributed
as food to the returning war heroes.
Since then, came the custom of eating meat and Human. Scull behead any
man be respected and kept, especially a well-loved man's skull. Skull brother
or closest relatives always used as pillows or necklace, while the enemy's
skull on display to show the greatness and invincibility or too repellent
reinforcements. However, beyond the stories of cannibalism, there is indeed
something we should be proud of the Asmat tribe, namely the objects
masterpieces produced by the Asmat people.
Variety of Asmat art a lot is
sculpture or carving. While the art objects interesting results Asmat carvings
are shields, bis poles (bis sculpture / ancestors), and drums. Assorted colors
Asmat art style based on the shape and color can be classified into several
types.
Asmat tribe nevertheless has a unique history and cultural arts.Asmat in
Papua has been known to the world with the skills carve since the 1700s. Asmat
art is carved in the form of belief in ancestral spirits. According to
tradition, the Asmat ancestor symbolized in the form of sculptures and
carvings.
Culture in the Asmat carve birth of a religious ceremony. In some areas,
requires the customary ceremony beheading and cannibalism to appease ancestral
spirits.
In order not to have to do that but still honor the ancestors, they make
sculptures that resemble the ancestral spirits. According to ancestral beliefs
manifest themselves in dreams. The apparition in a dream is embodied a
tradition of wood carving and sculpting.
At first, the sculptures are made rough and after being used in certain
religious ceremonies and then abandoned in a swamp. This is a manifestation of
the spirit who lives to preserve the forest and sago palms are the main food
source of the Asmat people of Papua. To maintain the value of arts and culture
from extinction, will always be the preservation and promotion of tribal art
asmat. In order to promote the uniqueness, Papua Asmat Cultural Festival was
held as an annual event every October. Not only that, the Asmat Cultural
Festival as well as maintaining the site Asmat culture (culture heritage) and
introduced Asmat district as a tourist destination that can be visited by
domestic and foreign tourists.
A series of activities will color the Asmat Cultural Festival, among
other arts and cultural performances, dance competitions, art sculpture race,
and race . Not to forget, the auction also carving typical dance as an
attraction that is ready to suck number of tourists visit. Hopefully, Asmat
Cultural Festival organization increase the number of domestic tourists and
foreign tourists to Indonesia, especially in Papua Province.
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