Oceanic Art Speaks - Jaap Timmer

Join us for a fascinating talk about the intricate process of constructing Asmat longhouses, structures central to Asmat cultural life from Jaap Timmer, Associate Professor Anthropology at Macquarie University.

It is based on his recent work funded by a 2025 grant from the British Museum’s Endangered Material Knowledge Programme for the project, “Securing Cosmic Balance in an Uncertain World: Documenting Asmat Longhouse (Jee) Construction in Papua, Indonesia.” in collaboration with the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress.