Camoro Carving
The art of wood carving is widely practiced by tribes on the southern coast of Papua, such as the Asmat tribe in South Papua and the Kamoro tribe who inhabit Mimika on the southern coast of Central Papua.
Kamoro carving art is currently not as well known as Asmat carving, which is worldwide, so the government tries to promote it and help carvers to sell to the market. This carving art, also called Maramowe, consists of various shapes such as Yamate (shield), Wemawe (statue of a human), and Mbitoro, or poles that describe ancestors. Mbitoro is a pole made of mangrove wood with carved patterns of human figures. This pole is similar to the Bisj pole made by the Asmat tribe. Mbitoro is often displayed in front of Karapau traditional houses.
