Otsjanep

Otsjanep Ocenep, Acenep
Village
Asmat people performing traditional wood carving.
Otsjanep Location in South Papua Show map of South Papua Otsjanep Location of Otsjanep in Western New Guinea Show map of Western New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°58′42.5″S138°21′26.7″E / 5.978472°S 138.357417°E / -5.978472; 138.357417
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Papua
Regency	Asmat
District	Fayit
Climate	Af

Otsjanep or Ocenep is a village in Asmat Regency, South Papua, Indonesia. The village is located on the bank of the Ewta river ^[1] at the far north end of Indonesia's Casuarina Coast, named for its casuarina trees but now disappearing due to logging. ^[2] Otsjanep is renowned for its wood carving. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The locals continue to wear traditional clothes, ^[6] but the village has a modern missionary church and – unusual in this area – grass lawns. ^[6] It is part of a larger settlement consisting of Isar, Pirien, Kayarpis, and Bakyor in Fayit District. ^[7]

The village has been speculated to be connected with the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, son of U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, who vanished during an expedition in the region in 1961. In the documentary film Keep the River on Your Right , Tobias Schneebaum states that he spoke with some Asmat villagers at Otsjanep, who described finding Rockefeller on the riverside and eating him. ^[8] In his 2014 book Savage Harvest, author Carl Hoffman presented evidence that Michael Rockefeller, son of U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, was killed and eaten by people from Otsjanep.

References

1. Asmat Archived 2022-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Map 1:1.1M
2. "Asmat, Casuarina Coast in Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
3. Bis Pole Archived 2022-03-04 at the Wayback Machine The Metropolitan Museum of Art
4. Wood carvings from Otsjanep village. Archived 2017-09-12 at the Wayback Machine The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5. Dirk Smidt Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea Archived 2022-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Tuttle Publishing, Nov 13, 2012 160 pages ISBN   1462909647, ISBN   9781462909643
6. Stephen Backshall, David Leffman, Lesley Reader, Henry Steadman The Rough Guide to Indonesia Archived 2022-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Publisher: Rough Guides; 2 edition (May 26, 2003) 1136 pages ISBN   1858289912 ISBN   978-1858289915
7. Badan Informasi Geospasial, Peta Rupa Bumi Indonesia ^{[ dead link ]}
8. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000)