Portal:Indonesia/POTW/26, 2007



Baliem Valley in the western part of Papua is the area of predominantly Dani people live. Dani is one of indigenous ethnic groups on the island and they are the most well-known ethnic group among others after the valley was discovered by Richard Archbold, a Franco-British-American, in his 1938 expedition. The picture shows a war chief of the Kurulu Village climbing to the top of a watching post.

Photo credit: Paul (a Flickr user).