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Korowai

 

The Korowai

The Korowai are neighbours of the Asmat. Two large rivers define their territory: the Digul river in the west and the Uwimmerah river in the east, while the central Newguinean mountain range limits their territory to the north.

It has been estimated that the tribe has around 2,500 members in this difficult, swampy area in small family groups in tree houses. Until the 1970s, the Korowai are said to have been unaware of the existence of any people besides themselves and their immediate neighbouring tribes.