Otsjanep | |
Native Name: | Ocenep, Acenep |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia South Papua#Indonesia Western New Guinea |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Papua##Location of Otsjanep in Western New Guinea |
Coordinates: | -5.9785°N 138.3574°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | South Papua |
Subdivision Name2: | Asmat |
Subdivision Name3: | Fayit |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | 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. It is part of a larger settlement consisting of Isar, Pirien, Kayarpis, and Bakyor in Fayit District.[7] 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.