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KARAWARI - A DISAPPEARING CULTURE

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  • Which region of Papua New Guinea are Meakambut people found?
    Karawari
  • Papua New Guinea is found in which continent?
    Oceania
  • What is passed down by Meakambut's father to their son?
    a cave
  • How old is the oldest painting on the cave in Karawari?
    20,000 years old
  • Give 3 animals hunted by Meakambut men.
    birds, wild pigs, fish
  • There are less than 300 caves and rock shelters in the karawari. (True/False)
    False ( over 300)
  • What was used by the Meakambut's to paint on the wall?
    clay
  • What is the main food of Meakambut people?
    Sago
  • This can be made from leaves, fur, feathers or flowers. What is it?
    Headdress
  • What do Meakambut men and women wear?
    Men - loincloth from leaves Women - grass skirts
  • What fruit and vegetable are usually planted by Meakambut people?
    banana, pumpkin
  • How do Meakambut people build fire?
    they rub a strip of bamboo against a stick
  • Give 3 tools used by Meakambut people.
    handmade spears, knives, bow and arrow
  • There are more than 50 Meakambut men, women, and children ( True/False)
    False ( barely 50 not more than 50)
  • Meakambut are___________. They don not live in one place all the time. They move around carrying everything they own
    Nomads/Nomadic
  • What do you see on the cave walls of Karawari?
    paintings