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Tapping Sago in the Korowai Hinterlands
About this Photo
Aerial photo of sago tapping activities in Dayo Hamlet, Yanimura District, Boven Digoel Regency, Papua, Thursday (March 5, 2020). Sago (Metroxylon sagu Rottb) is a plant native to the Indonesian archipelago, with the world\'s largest reserves located in Papua. According to data from the Papua Regional Research and Development Agency, the area of sago plantations in Papua spans 6.2 million hectares, the largest in the world. Of this, 4.7 million hectares are sago forests.
Photo Credit: Agus Susanto
Technical Details
- Camera: Hasselblad L1D-20c
- Exposure: 1/80s
- Aperture: f/35/10
- ISO: 100
- Focal Length: 10260/1000mm