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The Korowai of Irian Jaya: Their Language in Its Cultural Context (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 9) by Gerrit J. Van Enk & Lourens de Vries (ISBN 0-19-510551-6). Korowai: in Encyclopedia of World Cultures – Supplement (Editors: Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember, and Ian Skoggard) pp.183–187 by Gerrit J.van Enk.
The Kombai people also appeared in Going to Extremes series 2: 'Surviving Extremes' (2003) in the Swamp episode. The host, Nick Middleton, stays with the tribe and climbs the treehouses. Finnish TV show Madventures has done an episode involving Kombai and Korowai tribes in West-Papua in season 2 episode 6.
The Korowai people from the Mappi Regency in southern Papua are one of the indigenous tribes in Papua that still adhere to the traditions of their ancestors, one of which is to build houses on top of tall trees called Rumah Tinggi (lit. 'high house'). Some of the Korowai people's tree houses can even reach a height of 50 m above the ground.
Not too far away in the South Pacific, the Korowai tribe of Indonesian New Guinea allegedly still has a culture of cannibalism. There are thought to be an estimated 4,000 tribesmen living in the ...
Korowai (Kolufaup) is a Trans-New-Guinean language spoken in South Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by the Korowai people who live along the Becking River . Phonology
Over 40 uncontacted tribes live in the West Papua region in Indonesia, although contact is usually established upon initial encounter. While it is difficult for journalists and organizations to enter West Papua, no government agency is dedicated to protecting isolated Indigenous groups.
Awyu, Wambon, Kombai, Korowai The Sawi or Sawuy are an ethnic group of South Papua , Indonesia . They were known to be cannibalistic headhunters as recently as the 1950s. [ 2 ]
M. Ma'anyan people; Madurese people; Makassar people; Malay Indonesians; Malays (ethnic group) Mandailing people; Mandarese people; Manggarai people; Mante people