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The Papuan people are Melanesian people composed of at least 240 different peoples, each with its own language and culture. Sago is the staple food of the Papuan supplemented with hunting, fishing and small gardens. Papuans may be related to the Iatmul on the Sepik River and to the Asmat and Marind-anim farther west along the coast.
Melanesian mythology refers to the folklore, myths, and religions of Melanesia, a region in Southwest Oceania that encompasses the archipelagos of New Guinea (including Indonesian New Guinea and Papua New Guinea), the Torres Strait Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji.
The indigenous peoples of Western New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, commonly called Papuans, [1] are Melanesians.There is genetic evidence for two major historical lineages in New Guinea and neighboring islands: a first wave from the Malay Archipelago perhaps 50,000 years ago when New Guinea and Australia were a single landmass called Sahul and, much later, a wave of Austronesian ...
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Honai is a traditional house of the people of the Central Papua and Highland Papua, particularly the Dani. [1] Honai has a simple, round-shaped structure with small doors and no windows. The height of the house is about 2.5 meters, and is divided into two parts: the lower floor and the upper floor.
The Marind-anim live in South Papua, Indonesia.They occupy a vast territory, which is situated on either side of the Bian River, from about 20 miles to the east of Merauke, up to the mouth of the Moeli River in the west (between Frederik Hendrik Island and the mainland; east of Yos Sudarso Island, mainly west of the Maro River (a small area goes beyond the Maro at its lower part, including ...
Papuan is an adjective referring to: anything related to New Guinea, a large island north of Australia; anything related to one or another of the countries or territories on this island that are specifically known as Papua; Papuan languages, a geographic group comprising a large number of the languages of New Guinea
The Kingdom of Kaimana (Papuan Malay: Petuanan Kaimana; Jawi: کرجاءن سرن ايمن مواون ) or Kingdom of Sran is one of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in West Papua, Indonesia. The kingdom was established by Imaga, with the title Rat Sran Nati Pattimuni, traditionally in 1309. [1] [2]