INTEREST ASMAT PAPUA, INDONESIA
Posted on Kamis, 08 Maret 2012
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Asmat means "real people". Asmat peoplehave the belief that they originated from Fumeripits, the Creator.
Fumeripits supposedlystranded in a state of unconsciousness, but saved by his life in a group of birds, andthen recovered and lived alone in the new area. Feeling lonely, he decided to build alonghouse in filled with sculptures carved from wood. The creator was lonely, and makea drum (a kind of musical instrument drums). Since then Fumeripits kept wandering andin every area singgahannya he built a long house and create new human beings whothen is now known as the Asmat people In Asmat belief is closely related to the natural surroundings. They believe that theuniverse inhabited by the spirits, devils, and spirits which they call the devil. They weredivided in 2 groups demons, demons that endanger human life, like the devil is happening because a pregnant woman died. And the devil that does not harm the only frighten and disturb it.
The Asmat also believe in magical forces, mostly in the form of taboo. Magic can be used to locate the missing items due to theft and to show seiapa thief. There also areusing the magical power to control nature tersebuat, memdatangkan wind, lightningand rain. Black magic (black magic) is also widely used especially by women, withblack magic that people can hurt and even kill humans.
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Fumeripits descendants inherited sculpt and carve out of the creator, such as: makingwooden sculptures, making drums, making the house, dancing, looking for food. Thewow-ipits (Asmat sculptors) now continues to sculpt and meembentuknya into human form, like a sacred story Fumeripits. In that job wow-ipits not given a salary in moneybut in feeding the family that needs it.To megukir wow-ipits using simple tools such as stone axes, animal teeth and snailskin. For them the stone ax is a very valuable item, which can only be with the exchange. But along with the advance of modernization wooden ax ax has beenreplaced with iron and other carved items are replaced with a modern take moregoods. Asmat tribe recognizes only three colors, ie red (in the can of red soil mixingwith water), white (in the can from the burning of certain shells mixed with water), andblack (in a can of charcoal and mixing water).Asmat tribe has two kinds of homes: single family homes and houses. Single house is home to the men, but sometimes one family will be staying for a while until she has her own quarters. Single house is the center of the bersifar atu sacred religious and nonreligious bersidat also.
