Korowai tribe is located in Papua New Guinea, they live in the stone age
and they don’t have knowledge about the modern world. Korowai is
more ingenious and fantastic than other tribes in the world; It’s recognized for their ingenious to build their houses, which are like a child’s
dream, it’s different culture and its unique cosmology is different.
The Korowai’s tribe ingenious is awesome enough to build a house in the
top of the trees, but these trees aren’t normal trees. They are special trees
called “Ironwood”, these trees can measure forty meters high, the higher the
house is built ,the better because it represents more prestige for the family that lives in the treehouse. To build the treehouse they get the materials around the zone, for example; palm leaves for the roof and bark for the
floor, the houses have been built in the top of the trees by Korowai people to
protect themselves from wild animals, insects and flooding in winter time.
The Korowai culture is based in the respect to the rest of the tribe and themselves ; in fact, when they inaugurate the new treehouse, the men climb first
so they don’t see under the skirts of women. When other family practice
witch craft on other family, this one is penalized with cannibalism, Korowai
tribes are really quiet, they have been living of the hunt inside of the jungle.
The korowai’s Cosmology is based in the ancestors spirits, They have the
Saga ritual is when the men get fertility and prosperity through singing and dancing, in the Saga ritual the Korowai eats Sagu’s palm Larva.
When the Korowai tribe is in trouble it’s necessary to sacrifice an animal to
its ancestors spirits and so the ancestors spirits would help the Korowai
tribe. When somebody diez in the Korowai’s tribe; They believe that the
person will reincarnate in a new body of the same tribe or other tribe.
It’s awesome to see how there are different life forms in the world, some people live with the Technology and some live with the Nature. It’s clear that the
Korowai tribe does not need the Technology and nor the modern world to
continue living, they only need the Nature. The Korowai’s houses have been
the most incredible in the empirical world of architecture , Its culture has always respect the nature and for this reason they have had their own identity.
True knowledge, skill and ingenuity of nature has mastered many with their
environment.