Oceanic Art Speaks – Jaap Timmer
October 7 @ 19:30 - 20:30
Live online talk — 7:30 pm, Wednesday 7 October 2026 (East Coast Australia)
Hear Associate Professor Jaap Timmer from Macquarie University present his latest findings and new footage documenting Asmat longhouse construction.
The presentation draws on his research supported 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, undertaken in collaboration with the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress.
