History Of Indonesia

- Suharto was the first military president in Indonesia.

- Today the population of Indonesia is 248millions

-  it has the largest Muslim population inthe world.

HISTORY OF PAPUA

Papua ( Province ) can be found in Indonesia .

Ethnics In Papua : - Korowai - Fayu- Kombai - Lani

Indonesian called it as Provinsi Papua

Capital : Javapura

KOROWAI TREE HOUSE

structure

Typical home – 8 to 12 metres above ground level

Upstream areas – 45 metres

Factors Floods

Animals

Other tribes

Against swarms of mosquitoes below

Ward off annoying neighbour & evil spirits.

structure

Banyan tree – central pole

Top of the tree – removed

The floor frame – branches

Supported by four to ten other poles

STRUCTURE

A dry tree trunk with notches

bottom

to get up to the house

STRUCTURE

Small muscular frame

– can easily climb up into the trees

[Ladder shakes with each step]

The frame of the house

– consists of  branches fastened with rattan bindings

ORNAMENTATION

 Dog bones

• Arrows made from sugar cane & cassowary feathers decorate the rafters.

Materials Banyan tree – central pole

• The bark

of sago

palm

– floor

boards and

walls

Materials The roof – leaves The frame of the house – branches

Female

women marry immediately after their first menstruation

Once married, a girl is regarded as an adult.

male

At age 15, boys start taking part in the hunt and any battles to sort out disagreements

A boy learns everything about a man’s role from adult men in their early teens

THE END