Asmat Region

South Papua · Indonesia

Asmat Region, Indonesia
Photo: Edi Wibowo, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
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A remote swampy lowland in southern Papua, home to the Asmat people famed for their intricate woodcarving. Villages built on stilts along tidal rivers preserve a distinctive art and ancestor tradition.

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