Pigs and Tribes Relations in Papua

At the end of February 2020, there was a sad incident from Nabire City, Papua, in which a young man was found dead by being beaten by local youths.

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The identity of the victim, who is known to be a migrant from Sulawesi and works as a truck driver, must die because he is thought to have hit a pig while driving his truck.

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But in this article, I will not discuss further about the chaos of legal cases, let alone discuss the hunches felt by the family and closest relatives of the victim before the incident.

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This incident confirms that pigs are not just any animal for the people of Cendrawasih Earth. Pigs can be a carrier of joy, as well as bring troublesome things there.

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For the tribes in Papua, pigs have become animals that cannot be separated from the social and cultural system, especially for people who inhabit mountainous areas.

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If we visit the land of Papua, these animals that have chubby and fat bodies can easily be found as livestock and pets for the people. They are also commonly found roaming in residential areas, village streets, markets, and roads that are traversed by vehicles.

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Although it is common to see roaming on the streets, the drivers will look very careful not to hit them. If a rider is caught hitting a pig, then
the perpetrator must face a big problem .

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For hit-and-run perpetrators, the pigs will be subject to the obligation to replace the nominal money according to the price of the pigs it rammed. It's no joke, the nominal price that must be redeemed can reach tens of millions of rupiah.

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Just imagine, the price of a large adult pig can reach IDR 30-50 million rupiah, with that price you can buy a limousine-type cow on the island of Java. Meanwhile, if it is a female pig, the price to be charged is as much as the number of nipples of the pig. One nipple costs Rp. 3 million and sows generally have 10 to 14 nipples, so you can count the amount yourself.

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Actually, what makes pigs in Papua have such a high price range? In fact, pigs have the ability to breed that is much faster and more fertile, and their body grows fatter faster than cows or goats.

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One answer is because in the cultural system of the Papuan people, pigs are not just ordinary livestock that are only used as a source of family economic income. These omnivorous mammals have important symbolic meanings in the customs and traditions of the peoples of the easternmost island of Indonesia.

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In the socio-cultural system of the Papuan people, pork is always served as the main menu at banquets at every traditional event and party. In addition, pigs are also used as a marker of the established status and social position of the owner (Suroto, 2014).

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In every traditional celebration in the highlands of Papua, the large number of pigs sacrificed is a measure of the social and economic capacity of the people in the area.

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The tradition of eating pork together, as seen in the stone-burning ceremony, has become a symbol of the bonding of social and religious ties for the people of Papua at large. The distribution of the number of cooked pork cuts also signifies the position of a character and his clan in the customary system.

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