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is the largest and most intact natural history museum
in existence, which comprises roughly one half of the
island of New Guinea, the second largest island in the
world after Greenland. |
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Although
the province of Irian Jaya, with its capital Jayapura makes
up 23% of Indonesian's total land surface, only about 2,8 million
people of the total 200 million Indonesians live here (1997).
It is the least populated, least visited and most remote province
in Indonesia.
Baliem Valley
| The
Valley was discovered by a botanical and zoological expeditions
group in 1938, who reported that this 1,600 m high valley
appeared to be inhabited by a lost civilization. The Baliem
Valley received worldwide |
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publicity
in the wartime 1945 when a Dutch plane crashed. An American
nurse who survived the crash called the valley "Shangri-La".
The first outsiders to settle here were missionaries landing
by floatplane on the Baliem River in 1954. The valley has magnificent
scenery and unlimited tourist potential.
Wamena
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This
small town, capital of the Jaya Wijaya regency, is surrounded
by cloud-covered mountain peaks, with rows of mission
offices, government offices, schools and a traditional
market. |
The market
is one of the town's tourist attractions. Stone axes, ax blades,
sekan (hand-woven rattan bracelets) noken (string bag made from
rolled bark fibers) and Koteka are offered for sale by the natives.
Wamena can only be reached by plane, about one-hour flight from
Jayapura, capital of Irian Jaya province.
Koteka
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This
yellow penis sheath is made from the outer rinds of a
pumpkin like fruit. Dani boys and men wear no clothing
except for the Koteka |
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