The Asmat are an indigenous hunter-gatherer culture living in West Papua, Indonesia, which is located on the western half of the island of New Guinea north of Australia. They are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the world and are known for traditions such as piercing the nose septum and painting faces and bodies for ceremonies and war. However, deforestation, colonization and assimilation have negatively impacted Asmat culture, signaling the end of one of Earth's last traditional hunter-gatherer societies as the modern world influences their way of life.

1. Who are the Asmat?
Anna Ching
Period 1 culture and geography
Source:Mr.Ruben Meza,2012

2. The Asmat are indigenous hunter gatherer culture in West
papua,Indonesia.

3. The West Papua is about half of a very large island just north
of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean.

4. The traditional Asmat are one of the last hunter gatherer
cultures in the world.

5. One tradition of the Asmat is the piercing of the septum of the
nose.

6. Another tradition of the Asmat painting the faces and body for
both ceremony and war.

7. Traditional Asmat culture is truly freaky with the piercing on the
nose.

8. Sadly though,deforestation, colonization and assimilation are
deeply effecting The Asmat.

9. Irreversibly,this is the ending of one of earth's last traditional
hunter gatherer cultures. The modern world is taking over The
Asmat.