Wamena Part VII

Jibama Market 

Jibama Market is located at visit JB Wenas, District of Wamena, Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, Indonesia. Visiting local markets while on vacation to a place can be a very memorable experience. This is because each market has different characteristics depending on the area where the market was located. Market Conditions Ngasem Yogyakarta and Semarang Karimata Market is different, although both are equally a bird market. That was the case in Jibama Market. 

 

Jibama market is the biggest market in the city of Wamena, the capital of Jayawijaya District, Papua Province. This market is a popular market sellers and buyers together around Baliem Valley. In this market of Wamena peddle native crops such as vegetables, fruits, and tobacco. They also peddle various kerajian like koteka, noken (Papua handbag hooked in the head), and yeraanggen (jewelry from pig tusks

 

The perpetrators of this market activity in almost all local residents Baliem Valley, the indigenous tribes of the interior of Papua. Very rarely found there were "settlers" who participated in the process of buying and selling. If there is, the numbers can be counted on the fingers. This is because the local population somewhat to close down and a little insecure in the presence of migrants. Immigrants who visit this place is normally never comes alone, but together with local residents and relatives who have long lived in Wamena.

 

The main commodities traded in this place is the vegetable and agricultural products. Vegetables are usually in a state that is still fresh. This is because these vegetables are picked early in the morning before the vendors go to market. In this market you can find the legendary fruit of Papua, the red fruit is efficacious as antiviral HIV.

 

The view is quite unique that almost never found in other markets that you normally visit is the presence of pork in the market. The pigs are free to roam around the market arena. Animals are regarded as the most precious treasure by the people of Papua are deliberately brought to market Jibama to sold. If you want to search for specific craft Papua as a souvenir for your relatives, you can also find it on Market Jibama. Various kinds of handicrafts such as noken, penis sheath, yeraanggen, chief crown made of beautiful feathers, arrows and bows, and other crafts, are all available in this market. If you want a simple, you can simply buy some typical perennial flower stalks Wamena, because Jibama Market as the center of the flower sales.

 

Perennial flower edelweiss flower is not as common in the mountains, but enduring interest that exists only in Wamena. Flowers have an attractive color. When viewed at a glance, looks like a perennial flower artificial flowers made of paper. But the real interest of this perennial is a native plant that grows in the Wamena region. This flower can survive for years as the overall interest in the Market edelweiss.Aktivitas Jibama very interesting indeed enshrined in the picture. However, you do not carelessly take pictures of people wearing penis gourds in this market. If you get caught taking them without permission, you will be "mugged" at a cost of at least Rp 20.000,00.

In addition, the market price discrimination Jibama also occur between local buyers and buyers entrants. Due to the location near the central market town of Wamena, you do not have to worry about accommodation and transportation problems. If you do not bring their own vehicle, do not worry. There has been a pedicab, bemo, or other public transportation that operates towards Jibama Market. For lodging and dining, there are many choices in Wamena hotels and restaurants. From here you can also continue the journey into the interior Baliem to enjoy the natural beauty and cultural richness.

If you've been in the city of Wamena, access to markets Jibama fairly easy. This market is just 2 miles from downtown, or about 15 minutes by rickshaw. You can also use bemo or other public transportation in Wamena.

 

Cuscus

 Fire Wood

RED FRUIT

Red fruit is a kind of traditional pieces from Papua. By society Wamena, Papua, this fruit is called kuansu. Pandanus conoideus Lam scientific name for Red fruit crops including plant families pandanan aceae with pandan-like pandanus trees, but plant height can reach 16 meters with its own branch-free stem height as high as 5-8 m, which strengthened the aerial roots of  on the lower trunk.
Oval-shaped fruit with leaves covered with fruit buds. Red Fruit own men reaching 55 cm long, 10-15 cm diameter, and weighs 2-3 kg. The color is maroon when mature bright, even though there are plants that bear fruit brown and yellowish brown.

For people in Wamena, Red Fruit presented for grilled food on the customary party rock. However, many of them use it as medicine. Traditionally, red fruit from ancient times has been consumed for generations because efficacious in curing many diseases such as preventing various eye diseases, intestinal worms, skin, and increase stamina.
This fruit is widely available in Jayapura, Manokwari, Nabire, and Wamena.

The Red Fruit juices contain lots of antioxidants (average content):

• Carotene (12,000 ppm)
• Beta-carotene (700 ppm)
• Tocopherol (11,000 ppm)

 

In some limited research conducted by I Made Budi direct treatment methods with Red Fruit, researchers revealed a very high success in treatment efforts carried out against several diseases.
1. AIDS
2. Cancer and Tumor
3. Stroke and Blood Pressure.
4. Uric Acid
5. Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetes)
6. Osteoporosis
7. Eye Disorders
8. Increase Passion and Fertility

 ANT NEST 

Ant nest is a plant that originated from Papua. Although the actual ant nest is not found only in Papua, but the diversity of ant nests on the island is indeed most high, up to 10 varieties. So that more in the know is an anthill of Papua.

 

Ant nests are found only in mainland Papua with different types of forest ants with ants in general. In the ant nest, the ants which contained saliva contains anti-bodies to prevent and treat various penbyakit that is often experienced by humans.

Wamena Part VI

Baliem Valley Festival

The baliem festival it self will be held on every august or september.This festival is so unique. The main point of interest of the festival will be the massive tribal attraction involving different tribes living on the villages around Baliem Valley such as Dani, Lani and Yali tribe. All tribes group will deliver their envoy to attend the festival while bringing all tribes attributes, kotekas, art and craft. The baliem festival is a right chance to observe the rich cutlure of the hinterland. Baliem valley area is mainly occupied by three main big clan, namely Dani, Yali and Lani. They have different phisical feature, culture and way of life as well as unique custom. manyu kinds of tribal attraction will be perfomed by the stone-age tribe group. Among them are the Mocked War, Pig Feast, Earth Cooking ceremony, traditional mouth harpa, etc.

 

Baliem valley festival irian jayaEach tribe group will come over with their own identity. Here you will see clear difference among them refer to their dressing. The Dani man only use small koteka (penis gourd / penis cover), the Lani tribes use bigger Koteka, their body is much bigger than the average Dani tribe, while the Yali has long slender Koteka with rattan belt corved waist lenght.

 

 LANI TRIBE

 

DANI TRIBE

 

YALI TRIBE

Although now modernized, the Dani still strongly adhere to their traditions and customs, most notably the dress of the men. Even in this cool mountain climate, men wear only a penis gourd, known as koteka, though complemented with elaborate headdress of bird of paradise or cassowary feathers, while the women wear grass or fern fiber skirts  (sali or saly) slung around the waist. And to carry pigs or the harvest of sweet potatoes, women carry a string bag, called noken, slung from their forehead.

 

To defend their villages or to raid others to avenge for tribe members killed, the Dani practiced regular warfare. However, anthropologists note that the “Dani wars” are more a display of prowess and opulence of dress and decoration rather than an all out war to kill the enemy. Dani warfare displays competence and exuberance, rather than the wish to kill.  Weapons used are long spears, measuring 4.5 meters, and bows and arrows. Most often, therefore, there are more wounded than killed, and the wounded are quickly carried off the field.

Nowadays, Dani mock battles are held yearly at the Baliem Valley Festival in Wamena during the month of August .  At this feast, which has as its highlight the mock battles among the tribes, the Dani, Yali, and Lani send their best warriors to the arena, wearing their best regalia. The festival is complemented with a Pig Feast, Earth cooking and traditional music and dance.

 

  

By attending the massive Baliem Valley Festival, visitors will have a rare chance to learn and experience firsthand the different traditions of each tribe participating in the Festival without having to make the difficult trek to their compounds deep in the hinterland of West Papua.

 

And the song of war begins. At the modern era, many people from papua has become the popular singer in Indonesia. 

 

 Traditional War dance, man and woman, move their feet with rhytmics tribal sound.  

Each tribal warriors bring their own supporters. These young girls dance to amplify the warring spirit in the staged war dance.  

The Baliem Valley Festival itself is normally held in the beginning of August, facing the Indonesian national independence day. The main attraction of the festival is the massive mock tribal war involving various tribes living in the vicinity of Baliem Valley, such as Dani, Lani and Yali tribes.

 

Tribune at Baliem Festival

Wamena Part V

The Lani Tribe

The Lani are – like their neighbors, the Dani - experienced farmers and are using a highly sophisticated irrigation system to produce mainly Sweet Potatoes, Tobacco, Beans, Taro, Spinach, Sugar Cane and Bananas.Their villages in a beautiful surrounding southeast of Wamena are larger than the  small compounds of the Dani and the Yali.

The Lani men, who are more stubby than the Dani, wear thick kotekas (penis gourds), which also serve as a “handbag”, a case for tobacco and valuables. Men sometimes wear hairnets, but the Lani extensively use bird feathers as decoration. Quite often a feather crown is worn even when the men are dressed in western clothes.The women wear short grass skirts, but like everywhere in the valley tend to wear western clothes more and more today.

Like their Dani and Yali neighbors, the women carry everything – like vegetables, small pigs and even their small children – in net-bags across their backs.

Lanis inhabit a smaller part of the Baliem valley, but this is not less beautiful and give uncounted opportunities for trekking. Since the Lani region is not visited as often as the Dani region, only few tourists will be seen during our treks.

  

Papuan remotest village tour

Almost the highland area of  the West-Papua, there is no more a flat area, except coastal area. Here almost up and down hills, even in the rainy season some times slippery and muddy. But no worries, It’s a risk of the traveler. One of the dreaming tribe of a trek in Sali tribe, West-Papua but aren’t sure you can handle the rigors of the mountains range in this area? Our luxury serve trek is for you! We are going to over night stay in Missionary houses or local huts on the way to Mek tribe region, all the while experiencing breath-taking views and the best of Winahik Mountain. Moreover, people, scenery and wild life’s are welcome you here to our land our Paradise. Sali tribe. It’s far-out of the Anggruk district or 50 KM from Wamena City.  To reach this area, you can charge AMA flight of Missionary flight to Panggema or Porongoli Air trip. But more gorgeous if we trek, so it’s means we spend one week trekking. There we have chance to see the most Stone-age people, handy crafts, or if we are lucky, we can go for hunting with the local people, Sago cultivation Bird of Paradise watching and many more. Additionally, here there is no contact with modern life. Have you been there? if not, just contact us!

Mambramo River

Experience adventures to Pagai, Lulum, and Mamberamo River area is  the most untouched area in Papua by the tourist, except locals. It’s located in the Eastern part of  the Sentani-West Papua. Only 26 minutes  flight from Sentani Air-Port or 35 minutes flight from Wamena.

Let’s go Mamberamo region, and if you are interested to experience, just contact us!

 

The people here still keep their own tradisional way of life until today. The Mamberamo River is situated in the east-west forest of Papua. For many years this area has been almost totally closed off. Many maps mark the basin of the river Mamberamo as “Strictly prohibited territory“. Mamberamo, Mamberamo… it nags at my mind all the time. The closeness of the area evokes curiosity and desire for more knowledge. Why is it so? Why is Mamberamo so guarded? Is it because crocodiles are hunted there? Is it because of the dangerous aborigines? I don’t like unanswered questions. Last year we organized an expedition into the Mamberamo territory. It succeeded. We managed to contact the right people, get acquainted, and finally obtain the unobtainable permits. We are there. We headed towards the mountains, and sailed up the river. At the end of our expedition, we found the warriors of the Mamberamo River. The success of this expedition challenges us to return! Mamberamo enriched our voyages with new possibilities. Only there did we find what we had been searching for the ten years of our expeditions in West-Papua.