ASMAT TRIBE:
HUMAN ANCESTOR SKULL #13


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ASMAT TRIBE:  HUMAN ANCESTOR SKULL #13
HUMAN BONE, FEATHERS, CARVED BONE NOSE RING, FIBER, SEEDS, BEADS


Asmat may be thought of as an umbrella term for twelve different ethnic
sub-groups with shared linguistic and cultural affinities and sense of
shared identity. These twelve Asmat groups include Joirat, Emari Ducur,
Bismam, Becembub, Simai, Kenekap, Unir Siran, Unir Epmak, Safan, Aramatak,
Bras, and Yupmakcain. Further complicating the issue, these groups speak
approximately five dialects (Casuarina Coast Asmat, Yaosakor Asmat,
Central Asmat, North Asmat, Citak). However, at some important
level these groups share a sense of identity and
would likely refer to themselves as "Asmat".

The first colonial post was established in the Asmat area in Agats in 1938.
This small outpost was closed in 1942 due to the onset of World War II.
After the war, Father G. Zegwaard, a Dutch Missionary, began patrols into
Asmat from the Mimika area to the west. In 1953, Zegwaard re-established
the post in Agats, which was to become the government headquarters and
the base for Roman Catholic missionaries. It was not until Catholic
missionaries established the post in 1953 that significant interaction
with the Asmat people began. Catholic missionaries, many with
degrees in anthropology, were successful in persuading
the Asmat to stop cannibalism and headhunting!

THE ASMAT TRIBE, FROM IRIAN JAYA INDONESIA, ATTACH
FEATHERS, SEEDS, AND CARVED SEA SHELL NOSE RINGS
TO THEIR DECEASED ANCESTOR'S SKULLS.


THE DAYAK, IFUGAO, AND NAGA HUMAN SKULLS ARE HEAD HUNTING TROPHIES.
THE ASMAT
, VANUATU, AND PALAWAN HUMAN SKULLS ARE CONSIDERED
"ANCESTOR"  SKULLS. THE DIFFERENCE IS; HEAD HUNTED SKULLS
ARE ACQUIRED FROM ENEMY
VICTIMS!

ANCESTOR SKULLS ARE COLLECTED AND VENERATED TO REMEMBER

 DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS. THE IFUGAO COLLECT BONES OF DEAD
RELATIVES; WRAP THEM IN TRIBAL TEXTILES, AND STORE THEM IN THE
RAFTERS UNDER THEIR  HUTS. HUMAN SKULLS AND SKULL CAPS FROM
NEPAL ARE RITUAL OFFERTORY VESSELS THAT ARE USED AS
DRINKING CUPS IN TIBETAN BUDDHIST CEREMONIES.



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