The Dani of Papua. first known villages in the Baliem valley is estimated to be around hundreds of years ago.A lot of exploration in the Interior of Papua's highlands. One of which the first is Expedisi Lorentz in 1909-1910 (Netherlands), but they do not operate in the Baliem valley. Then an American investigator named Richard Archold a member of his team was the first person who made contact with the native people who have never made contact with other countries before. This happened in 1935. then also it is known that natives Dani is a skilled farmers using axes, stone scraper tool, a knife made from the bones of animals, bamboo or wooden Spears and sticks dugouts. European influence brought to the Mission Center building Missionaris Protestant Hetegima circa 1955. Then after The Netherlands founded the town of Wamena and the Catholic religion began to arrive.The geography
In geography district jayawijaya situated between 30.20 until 50.20; & ampères. # 8242; latitudes just south; and 1370.19 & ampères. # 8242; until 141 longitudes east. Boundary jayawijaya district is as follows: the north with district jayapura yapen waropen, and regent county, west paniai with merauke districts south and east by a border state papua new guinea. District consisting of topography jayawijaya high mountains and valleys broad. Among the tops of the mountain is always covered with snow therea pucak trikora 4750 m, e.g. puncak jamin 4595m and puncak mandala 4760m. Dirt on it consists generally of limestone / guiler limestone and granite in mountainous regions while around the valley was between feculence commixture mud clay and clay.
Culture
Any region must have signature style, so it is with population jayawijaya. In thousand this swine playing an important role in social life society. Pigs are prestige so it s social status someone. But babipun can shitty rupture of the tribal warfare, and this animal also serve as dowry ( money dower ).
In this area many people still wearing " koteka " ( cover dicks ) made of kunden yellow and the women use body well derived from grass / fibers and living in " honai-honai " ( hut that beratapkan hay / the darnel ). Ceremonies large and religious tribal warfare still held ( though not amounting to before ). Although they accepted christianity many of ceremonies they still incline to culture old derived by their fathers. Tribe dani believe in rekwasi. All religious ceremony accompanied by a singing, dance and offerings against their fathers. Ceremony warfare and hostility usually across the border area, women, theft pigs and other small matters. The soldiers signaled also those own with fat pork, shells, the hairs, kus-kus, sago an adhesive, sap from a tree mango and floral, arm yourself with; spear, bow and arrow.
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| Inflatable Pikon |
In a tribal society dani if one be human exiles for breaking taboo; he usually insulted / taunted by other people in the customary, he shall pay a fine. While they work in fields or hunting they sing expresi heroic or tale being deplorable. Intoning sound of the song driving them in working; alat-lat musical accompaniment song called " pikon ". Along the trip hunting. " pikon " inserted into a large bore dikuping their ears. With pikon sign beckon can be delivered with various different sounds during hunting to motioning to friend or opponent in the forest. Different people have sound pikon, can only known inside tribe of their own.
Demonstration of War
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| Tribal Leader who led the war |
Demonstration at war this institution of culture handed down from their ancestors and it shows that the tribal war that occurred between the tribes in Wamena because one violates tribal border area entry power other tribes or due to problems of women is also a problem of pigs and other small problems. This mummy is purely a warlord named Werafak Elosak who died 400 years ago, his body preserved traditionally. The village of Aikima town in Krulu 8 km from the town of Wamena and kenda-raan for 15 minutes. In addition to the Mummy in the Aikima, there are also some Mummies preserved as traditionally in the village of Yiwika Sub-district in the village Krulu Aroboda Mummy Pumo Kecamtan Asologima and Ubahak Aggruk in the village of Mummies.
