Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man near a Bis pole; village of Pirien. Photograph

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Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man near a Bis pole; village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976. From Wikipedia: "Bisj poles can be erected as an act of revenge, to pay homage to the ancestors, to calm the spirits of the deceased and to bring harmony and spiritual strength to the community."

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Photo credit: © Francois Gohier / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: arafura, archival, asmat, bis, bisj, canoe, carving, guinea, hidden, historical, images, indigenous, indonesia, iran, jaya, lost, papua, people, pole, province, sea, tribe, tribes