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Asikè, a Dani man, Kurulu area, Baliem Valley, Papua Barat, Indonesia

Asikè, a Dani man, Kurulu area, Baliem Valley, Papua Barat, Indonesia

Asikè, a Dani man, Kurulu area, Baliem Valley, Papua Barat, Indonesia Dani village, Kurulu area, Baliem Valley, Papua Barat, Indonesia Dani village, Kurulu area, Baliem Valley, Papua Barat, Indonesia

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  • Image © 2007 Carlo Ottaviano Casana
The Baliem valley was discovered in 1931 by a Dutch plane that had to land in the  woods  in an unexplored  part of Papua's highlands.  There  used to live the Danis and the Yalis. They still live in their traditional way.

Published on 1/20/07

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