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Korowai

 

The Korowai: Living up in the trees!

The Korowai tree houses are built at heights up to 50 m above ground.

Houses more than 25 m up are built only if there is a dispute with neighbours or if the area is generally hostile. In more peacefull times, houses are built no more than 6 to 25 meters from the ground.

There is a strict social separation between males and females.

Material culture is simple and limited to indispensable items and to body decoration.