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Aitinyo's Animism

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The purpose of this tour was as part of an assignment and to fulfill the requirements for the anthropology course at the Faculty of Law, Mpu Tantular University, Jakarta. In Papua, the people are better known as swanggi. This is evident in the use of the term bobot, meaning someone who owns a lot of eastern cloth is called bobot, and a bobot usually holds the position of clan/village head. Meanwhile, the word loma means someone who lives in Puncak Jaya Regency. The Arfak tribe is an indigenous people inhabiting the Arfak Mountains region of Manokwari Regency. This house is the traditional home of the Dani tribe in Wamena. Another traditional house of the Dani tribe is the Hunila house. In addition to separate houses for men and women, they also have a special house for livestock called the Wamai house. Like the Kariwari house, this house is not only a residence but also a special study place for men. They have inhabited this highland region for over 1,000 years. This person received ed...
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Maybrat's Animism

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In Papua, the people are better known as swanggi. This is evident in the use of the term bobot, meaning someone who owns a lot of oriental cloth is called bobot, and a bobot usually holds the position of clan/village head. In Indonesia, in particular, and Southeast Asia, people generally did not experience the Copper Age but instead entered the Bronze and Iron Ages. This is evident from the discovery of carved drinking cups in Sauf village, depicting stars, boats, and depicting elements of life considered important. Two famous epics from ancient India, the theory of Atlantis and Lemuria, is now further strengthened by written evidence such as Plato's dialogues with Solon and ancient Egyptian priests about Atlantis, ancient Hindu manuscripts on the Ramayana and Bharatayudha concerning the ancient Rama dynasty, and archaeological evidence of the Monhenjo Daroo civilization, Easter Island, and the pyramids of Egypt and South America. As we passed through the Ayamaru district, the cool...
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