In this overview of the island of Papua, the Papuans that its history began to reveal in the written records after a note was found about New Guinea and its inhabitants, who became the ancestors of Papua, at the beginning of the arrival of Portuguese in the early 16th century

The indigenous people of Papua have physical characteristics: black, hairy and curly hair. Of these signs appear of linkages with indigenous aboriginal tribe of Australia.

Physical form of the Papuans is expected to have the basics of the same Paleontropos (early form) Australia 60,000 years ago. Yet another fact that the people of Papua mention newer than it is about 30000-40000 years ago. If so, it will be far from asumption that the Papuans are an ancient form of semi-modern humans, the same as that entered the island of papua at large migration flows. Papua expected migration of ice peaked in the last 16000-18000 know that after the age of the person known as the era wanang wanang (lender-es), where the earth's atmosphere to heat up and sea water reached a height of 6 meters from the original.

After going through thousands of years, people who reach papua Papuan island have multiplied to neighboring islands. While the Australian (Aboriginal) to adapt to other ecological system. Both genes (Papua and Australia) was isolated at least 10,000 years, or maybe more than that.

In other parts of Papua index trend mentions eleven cultural regions in New Guinea and islands in the eastern (Pacific Southwest) is a region including Ha-anim culture with four sub-regions include Asmat Comoros, Muyu - Mandobo, Citak Mitak and Marind -- Kimagahma.

Area districts included in the sub Asmat Asmat region with the location of this property ownership, the principles of the language and customs rules Asmat divided into 12 families, called FAR (Traditional Families Forum) on LMAA (Asmat Cultural Council Institution) which was addressed.

The limits of Asmat region as follows:

• In the north is bordered by Mimika regencies and Mining (mountain Arem) to limit tribal customary rights areas Wambon (Mandobo).
• Bordering the eastern side of customary rights areas Tribe wambon (Kombay and Karoway) until sagamu village.
• South side borders the tribal areas of customary land Auyu to Warkai, following the boundaries of customary rights Sawi tribe, tribes and tribal Kayagar village Yakai until Tareo.
• West coast line following the Arafura Sea to the Mimika district boundaries.