The women of the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, practice the tradition of ritually amputating parts of their fingers when a loved one dies. In late-October 2024, a post on Facebook highlighted an ...
Traveler TJ Korst will present “Koteka Quest -- Trekking the Baliem Valley,” in search of vestiges of kotekas, tribally distinctive coverings for male genitals, in the Papua area of Indonesia; and ...
Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua has both stunning landscapes and an array of tribes that still honor many traditional practices and rituals. Baliem Valley in Wamena has one of the highest ...
Local NGOs in the Baliem Valley of Indonesia’s Papua province are working with indigenous peoples to map their customary territories. Over the past two decades, one foundation has mapped 19 of the 27 ...
Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua has both stunning landscapes and an array of tribes that still honor many traditional practices and rituals. Baliem Valley in Wamena has one of the highest ...