Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets funerary and rival groups

and rival groups

inside and outside

whose collecting expedition in the region brought global attention to Asmat art and culture

based on the belief that they would serve the deceased in the afterlife

the Pubian (Pubian Telu Suku) of the eastern lowlands—together forming the Pepadun cultural sphere

Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets funerary and rival groupsTenerian Culture, c. 46002500 BC, Tnr Desert, Niger, West Africa Fascinating and evocative assemblage of ancient stone and fossil grave goods or amulets dating to the Neolithic Tenerian culture. Each piece reflects the ritual, symbolic, and spiritual world of a people who lived during one of the Saharas most remarkable climatic phasesthe Neolithic Subpluvial, a time when todays vast desert was a fertile savanna teeming with life. The Tenerian culture