Korowai people
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The Korowai, also called the Kolufo, are the people who live in southeastern Papua in the Indonesian provinces of South Papua and Highland Papua. Specifically their tribal area is split by the borders of Boven Digoel Regency, Mappi Regency, Asmat Regency, and Yahukimo Regency. They number about 4000 to 4400 people.[3][1][2]
Quick Facts Kosenirowai, Kolufo, Total population ...
Kosenirowai, Kolufo | |
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Total population | |
4000-4400 [1] [2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (South Papua, Highland Papua) | |
Languages | |
Korowai, Indonesian | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kombai people |
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According to The Daily Telegraph, "Until the late 1970s, when anthropologists embarked on a study of the tribe, the Korowai were unaware of the existence of any peoples other than themselves".[4]