Man's Hand Stamp Tapurarang archaeological site

 Man's Hand Stamp Tapurarang archaeological site

Fakfak Regency is one of the regencies in West Papua Province in this Regency which offers tourist destinations that we should visit, one of which is the archaeological site of the red human hand stamp.

The Tapurarang archaeological site located in Fakfak district, West Papua is a Coke Archaeological Site located in the Kokas District, Fakfak Regency, West Papua. In this place, various red handprints were found painted on the stone walls of cliffs and caves located on the seafront.

We can see its uniqueness from the image of the human palm.
Its uniqueness is a human palm whose red color resembles human blood. Therefore, local people call it blood handprint painting

Even though it has been centuries, the colors that use natural materials have not faded until now, and still survive today.

Traditional Stories of Ancestors from Fakfak

Local people call this cliff painting a sacred place. They believe that the painting is a form of people who have been cursed by the spirit of a grandmother who turned into a kaborbor demon. Which is believed to be the most terrifying ruler of the seas.

It is said that this grandmother died during an accident, so the boat she was riding in sank. Of all the passengers on the boat, only the grandmother died. And there were no passengers on the boat trying to help grandmother to save herself.