ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Mee tribe is one of tribes in Papua that live in the central mountains of West Papua, Indonesia. They have a lot of local wisdom that make their living in a harmony society. One of their local wisdom is Magis wisdom. They live mostly on the highlands.

Mee people live together in natural environment. They believe that a thing has a hidden power and weakness. Most of these people work as a farmer, breeder, hunter, and fisher, actually. The picture take on December 2020 at Nabire Papua Indonesia. Mee Tribe celebrate and ready to cook after they hunt in a jungle. In terms of appearance, the men indeed wear Koteka as their daily attire. In fact, they look almost naked! Some of them also wear a unique headgear, made of local birds’ feathers. Their favorite weapon is an arrow, as they often use it for hunting.

The Mee tribe is one of the largest tribes in Papua. The Mee tribe is isolated and still lives in a prehistoric atmosphere when the world entered the 20th century. The Mee tribe is one of the largest tribes in Papua. Mee means people who have been filled with common sense; can think logically; can distinguish this tribe from other tribes; can distinguish his property with the property of others; their area of ​​cultivation with other people's claims; and can obey the mandates handed down by the ancestors, and the most important mandate that is prohibited is adultery.

AUTHOR
Just a father working through photography. Daily life involves capturing moments on the streets, with models, wildlife, or anything else that seems interesting.

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