1995 |
1995
Walked from Wamena (central highlands) to the swamps of Admat
and travelled in excavated trees to Agats on the South coast
of New Guinea.
Purpose:
To locate the tribe in New Guinea who live in trees
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1996 |
To
the treehousepeoples (Korowai) in the swampy area with difficulty
access.
Purpose:
Documentation of our first contact with the Sayakh.
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1997 |
To
the Yali in the highlands of New Guinea.
Purpose:
Recording different celebrations of the Yali, as well as
the way to the swampy areas to the Korowai.
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1998 |
1998 To the Korowai, in particular the
Sayakh and the Korowai Batu.
Purpose:
To document first contact with the Sayakh and the Korowai
Batu. First documentation of construction of the tree housing
as well as their language and starting a small book about
their language.
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1998 |
From
October 1998 till January 1999 : Attempt to get access to
the northern territorys of the Korowai Batu. Attendance of
our friends the Sayakh and the Dayo.Observations with a Korowai
family over several weeks.
Purpose:
Documentation of their hunting and their live as hunters
and collectors in film and photo.
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1999 |
Try to cross
the whole Korowai Batu area to the north. Attendance with
our friends from last year. Stay there again for many weeks
and see the daily live.
Purpose:
Further documentation of their hunt and daily live as hunters
and collectors in film and photo.
Collecting parts of a treehouse. Complete the collecting
about Korowai for exhibition purposes.
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