The sound of the machine from the longboat bounces from the trees and mangrove forests while sibling the journey towards the districts–inside dystrikes in the Asmat Regency, Papua.
The trip to the district can only be passed by river path as the main road that can only be passed by small-capacity ships. The river for residents of Asmat is homepage and source of public life.
The flow of large rivers with small interlocking peaching forest, sago, iron wood. According to Rene Wassing in the book of Asmat Art, the river is the heart of transportation for the residents of the Asmat.
Ewer Airport Traffic Photos in Agats city, Asmat Regency, Papua.
The photo of the air of the house over the swamps and rivers in the city of Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
The community established villages on river banks and made rivers as the main route of transportation to villages or districts in Asmat Regency. In addition, the village that stands on the swamps and forests, making the road board as the main road to connect between the house.
The condition of luminous and swamp soil becomes a characteristic feature of the city, villages and districts in the Asmat Regency. While the road that stretches from the city’s pier Agats to the city’s corners in the form of roads made from wooden boards. Whereas the house or residence is built on the surface of the mud to avoid the plug water.
Basically activity that takes place in the city of Agats such as other cities in Indonesia such as schools, markets, sports and government activities. However, the city has a distinguishing of other cities is a floor made of wood boards, even the people of Agats play football in the field made of wood board.
The photo of the air of the house over the swamps in the city of Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
There are the types of longboats in one of the river lines in the Asmat Regency, Papua.
The unique side of the city or districts of the Asmat Regency, it turns out that the community until it is now experiencing the lack of supply of clean water, because the conditions of the soil are refined and swamped, so the community should rely on the rainy tadahs contained into the water tanks.
Photo and Text: M Agung Rajasa
Warga crosses on rivers using longboat boats in Asmat Regency, Papua.
Warga village Warse, Jetsy District to the port of Mission, Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
The children walk above the board in the village of Jetsy, Asmat Regency, Papua.
Warga conducts the sale of buying land in Port Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
Warga runs under the icon of the Agats city in Asmat Regency, Papua.
Nelayan moved the boat during the river water massage at the Port of Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
The child crosses the river bans in the city of Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
Warga crosses the river using longboat boats in Asmat Regency, Papua.
Warga crosses the flow of small rivers in Asmat Regency, Papua.
The color of playing the ball above the field made of board in the city of Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
Warga runs on board roads in Jetsy District, Asmat Regency, Papua.
Warga checks the rainwater fertile pipe to the water shelter in the city of Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua.
