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The Asmat Tribe of Indonesia is known for it's tradition of septum piercing. Some of the largest septum piercings in the world are to be found adorning the faces of the Asmat people.

 

Sometimes the rings are made from carved sea shells. Other times, they would use the leg bone of a pig or more shockingly, the tibia bone of a human enemy slain in battle! These bone plugs could be as large as 25mm and are known as "Otsj."

 

 

 

2 Comments for Historic Piercing: The Asmat Tribe of Irian Jaya Indonesia


  1. six coyotes

    this is clearly papua new guinea, not indonesia
     
    make sure what youre saying is right before putting it up on the damn web.

    2:16 am on 10/10/12
  2. Robneedsink

    The western half of the island of New Guinea, divided into the provinces of Papua and West Papua (historically Irian Jaya) are part of Indoniesia. The eastern half of the Island is the independent state of Papua New Guinea. The Asmat people are based in the western, Indonesian side of the island.

    2:16 pm on 10/10/12


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