Otsjanep

Otsjanep is a village in Asmat Regency, Papua, Indonesia. The village is located on the bank of the Ewta river[1] at the far north end of Indonesia's Casuarina Coast, named for its casuarina trees but now disappearing due to logging.[2] Otsjanep is renowned for its wood carving.[3][4][5] The locals continue to wear traditional clothes,[6] but the village has a modern missionary church and - unusual in this area - grass lawns.[6]

Otsjanep
village
Asmat people performing traditional wood carving.
Otsjanep
Location of Otsjanep in Papua
Coordinates: 5°58′42.5″S 138°21′26.7″E
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
RegencyAsmat Regency
ClimateAf

References

  1. Asmat Map 1:1.1M
  2. Asmat, Casuarina Coast in Indonesia
  3. Bis Pole The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Wood carvings from Otsjanep village. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  5. Dirk Smidt Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea Tuttle Publishing, Nov 13, 2012 160 pages ISBN 1462909647, ISBN 9781462909643
  6. Stephen Backshall, David Leffman, Lesley Reader, Henry Steadman The Rough Guide to Indonesia Publisher: Rough Guides; 2 edition (May 26, 2003) 1136 pages ISBN 1858289912 ISBN 978-1858289915
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