Kapauku
April 18, 2007 |20:20 | The Circle of Life By : Hardesh Hira
The Kapauku are located in the West-central part of the Central Highlands of Western New Guinea. Their total population is approximately 45,000, and they are dispersed into small villages averaging about 120 peoples each.
They produce sweet potatos (about 90 percent of the crop area is covered by this plant), sugar cane and taro. Fishes and small animals are also important foods for them. In addition, pigs are the main source of protein in their diet and also their principal domestic animal. They don't use metal. The only form of basketry is a braided rattan armlet. They also produce fishing nets, net bags, and string skirts using their stringmaking and netting skill. The tools they manufacture or use are stone axes, knives, and bone needles. Bows and arrows are used as weapons.
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engelbertus pr degey
November 18, 2007 |08:22
saya engelbertus degey asli Kapauku Papua. Kapauku adalah nama lain dari Paniai atau suku Mee. Banyak orang tidak senang dengan istilah Kapauku karena diartikan kanibalisme, namun setelah saya teliti (dirangkum dalam buku: Mengungkap Kasus Hilangnya Taman Firdaus), ternyata Kapauku adalah The Lost Paradise yang sengaja disembunyikan Tuhan Allah. Buku tersebut tinggal dicetak. Kapauku artinya orang gunung yang tinggal dalam perahu, kabo duwata - kabo dikouda dari kata Kapau dan Uku. Kapau artinya didalam - diantara , uku artinya perahu dari bahasa Kamoro. jadi kapauku artinya didalam perahu. Coba anda perhatikan gambar Kapuku oleh Leopold Pospisil dalam bukunya The Kapauku Papuans Of West New Guinea. Persis seperti perahu.
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