Rock art from caves in the Keerom Regency, Papua Province

Abstract

The rock paintings of Keerom Regency have not been previously researched.The purpose of this study is to describe the different forms of rock paintings in Keerom, near the border between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, in relation to their social function and current meaning to the indigenous people who inhabit the surrounding area.A literature review and interviews with local stakeholders supplement the morphological and pictorial analyses of each painting site.The results of this analysis show that rock paintings in Keerom Regency consist of both figurative and non-figurative motifs, especially at the sites of Web and Kibay.The present meaning of these rock paintings to the local people in the Keerom Regency is tightly connected with religion and social communication.For the indigenous people in this area, the rock paintings are symbols of identity and important cultural elements that are used to preserve social boundaries and territory. AbstrakTulisan dalam bab ini mengangkat topik lukisan cadas yang terdapat di dinding gua Web dan Kibay di Kabupaten Keerom, di wilayah perbatasan antara Indonesia dan Papua New Guinea.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan berbagai lukisan cadas di Kabupaten tersebut yang belum pernah diteliti sebelumnya.Studi literatur dan wawancara dilakukan untuk mengetahui arti penting motif figuratif dan non-figuratif lukisan bagi masyarakat adat.Hasil yang didapatkan menunjukkan adanya fungsi keagamaan dan sebagai komunikasi sosial, simbol identitas kesukuan, serta sebagai elemen budaya dalam kaitannya dengan

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