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Asmat People in 1976 { 51 images } Created 19 Nov 2020

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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man in ceremonial or festive attire. Village of Agats - Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Display of canoes at Agats- Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat men and boys, village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat man in war canoe, near Agats village. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Mother and children, Village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man, village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat knife or dagger, made of Cassowary bone and feathers, decorated with sea shell. Purchased at the Asmat Museum in Agats in 1976. Collection Francois Gohier
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat men in ceremonial / festive attire. Note cassowary bone dagger tucked in arm band at lower left. Photographed in the village of Agats - Sjuru. Photographed by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Manning a canoe, Agats- Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Man with traditional nose ornament, village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat man from the village of Agats (or Sjuru). Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Masked personages during a festival ("Killing evil soul ceremony" ?), village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat canoes at Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Decorated Ancestors skulls. Asmat Museum in Agats. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Display of war canoes near the village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man with cuscus skin and bird feathers headdress. Village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man, village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat sculptor, village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Decorated canoe bows, village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man from the village of Agats or Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Young boys and canoes, village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat carvings from the village of Bewar Laut, at the Asmat Museum in Agats. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat carving from the village of Bewar Laut, at the Asmat Museum in Agats. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat man, Agats-Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man near a Bis pole; village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976. From Wikipedia: "Bisj poles can be erected as an act of revenge, to pay homage to the ancestors, to calm the spirits of the deceased and to bring harmony and spiritual strength to the community."
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat man and decorated bow of a canoe. Agats-Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat sculptor, village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Evening on the river near Agats. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat woman, village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat carving from the village of Bewar Laut, at the Asmat Museum in Agats. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man, village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Display of canoes at Agats- Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Masked personages during a festival at Agats ("Killing evil soul ceremony" ?). Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man near a Bis pole; village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976. From Wikipedia: "Bisj poles can be erected as an act of revenge, to pay homage to the ancestors, to calm the spirits of the deceased and to bring harmony and spiritual strength to the community."
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat man, Agats-Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Masked personages during a festival at Agats ("Killing evil soul ceremony" ?) Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat mother and child, village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
The Long House at Odjanep. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat carvings at the Asmat Museum in Agats. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man near a Bis pole; village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976. From Wikipedia: "Bisj poles can be erected as an act of revenge, to pay homage to the ancestors, to calm the spirits of the deceased and to bring harmony and spiritual strength to the community."
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Asmat man from the village of Agats (or Sjuru). Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Display of Asmat war canoes in the river estuary near the village of Agats. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man near a Bis pole; village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976. From Wikipedia: "Bisj poles can be erected as an act of revenge, to pay homage to the ancestors, to calm the spirits of the deceased and to bring harmony and spiritual strength to the community."
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat sculptors and their work. Village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat men in ceremonial / festive attire. Note cassowary bone knife at lower right. Village of Agats - Sjuru. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. <br />
Village of Pirien. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat man, village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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  • Asmat people: ethnic group living in the Papua province of Indonesia, along the Arafura Sea. Asmat men manning a war canoe. Near open sea below village of Bewar Laut. Photograph taken by Francois Gohier in 1976.
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