Mystery of Blood Painting in Kokas Papua

Blood Painting

VISIT Kokas, Fakfak, West Papua, like visiting an old city. In this district there are areas of ancient sites with a mystery that makes magic in it. Not only attractive, but also invite people to come keelokannya menjumput.

Cliff painting is an ancient site in Andamata Kokas, Kokas District, Fak-Fak, West Papua. This painting is a relic from prehistoric.

One of the famous ancient sites in the Kokas is a painting on the steep rock cliffs. By local communities, rocky cliff called Tapurarang. In District Kokas wealth of this heritage since prehistoric times can be found in Andamata, Fior, Forir, Darembang, and Goras.

So, what is the uniqueness of the painting is a picture of the hands of humans and animals in this cliff wall? Despite the centuries, paintings made with dyes from natural materials that are still clearly visible today. The red color on the cliff paintings also resemble the color of human blood. Therefore, local communities are also often referred to as painting freehand drawing blood seal.

For the local community, this location is where the sacred cliff paintings. They believe this painting is a form of people who were cursed by the ghost of a grandmother who turned into a demon or ghost kaborbor believed to be the ruler of the most frightening sea. This grandmother died in the disaster that sank the ship he was traveling.

Of all the passengers on the boat, this is the only grandmother who died. It is said that no passenger ship that tried to help her grandmother to save themselves. Feeling sick grandmother, the spirit that has turned into a demon kaborbor passenger boat condemn all those who tried to save themselves on top of a rock cliff. Because of the curse of all passengers and seafood are brought directly transformed into a cliff paintings. 

In the painting of the cliffs you can see the human skeleton. This framework is believed to be the ancestor or ancestors Kokas framework of society. In ancient times people here have a habit of placing the body ancestor who died in the rock cliffs, caves, headland or under large trees that are considered sacred.

Skull found on the cliffs at Andamata, Kokas County, Fak-Fak, West Papua. This human skull is the remnant of the habit of local communities that do not bury jazad ancestors but put it on the rock cliffs, caves, headland or under big trees are considered sacred or special. 

Interested in prehistoric trail in Kokas? From the terminal Fakfak who must travel overland to quit Kokas use public transportation. Distance Fakfak-Kokas as far as 50 kilometers to be completed in about 2 hours. You only spend Rp 25,000 per person, each way. Arrive at Kokas, the journey is still going to continue using the longboat with travel time about 1 hour. If the tide, you can go to the cliff and see these paintings up close. However, if the water receded, the beauty of the cliff paintings can only be enjoyed from the longboat.

VISIT Kokas, Fakfak, West Papua, like visiting an old city. In this district there are areas of ancient sites with a mystery that makes magic in it. Not only attractive, but also invite people to come see the beauty. 

One of the famous ancient sites in the Kokas is a painting on the steep rock cliffs. The local community is steep rocky cliff called Tapurarang. In the District of Kokas wealth since prehistoric times relics can be found in Andamata, Fior, Forir, Darembang, and Goras.

Cliff Painting

Then the unique picture images of human hands and animals on the walls of the rocks? Despite a century paintings using dyes made from natural materials are still clearly visible today. Red on the rock paintings also recalls the color of human blood. By local communities therefore also often referred to as painting paintings by blood stamp. 

For local residents this place rocks picture place sacred. They believe that this picture is one form of people who have been cursed by the ghost of her grandmother, who became a demon or a ghost kaborbor is the ruler of the worst of the ocean. This grandmother died during disasters that sank the ship he was driving.

Cliff painting is an ancient site in Andamata Kokas, Kokas District, Fak-Fak, West Papua.

Of all the passengers on the boat, this is only my grandmother who died. It is said that no one in the boat passenger who tried to help her grandmother to save themselves. Feeling sick grandmother, the spirit that has turned into a demon kaborbor passenger boat condemn all those who tried to save themselves on top of a rock cliff. Because of the curse of all passengers and seafood are brought directly transformed into a cliff paintings. 

In the painting of the cliffs you can see the human skeleton. This framework is believed to be the ancestor or ancestors Kokas framework of society. In ancient times people here have a habit of placing the body ancestor who died in the rock cliffs, caves, headland or under large trees that are considered sacred.

Interested in prehistoric trail in Kokas? From the terminal Fakfak who must travel overland to quit Kokas use public transportation. Distance Fakfak-Kokas as far as 50 kilometers to be completed in about 2 hours. You only spent Rp. 25,000 per person, one way. 

Arrive at journey Kokas still will continue to use longboat with travel time about 1 hour. If the tide, you can go to the cliff and see these paintings up close. But if the water receded, the beauty of the cliff paintings can only be enjoyed from the boat length.