Kurudu people
Miobo | |
|---|---|
Traditional dance of the Kurudu on Kurudu Island to welcome important guests, 2023. | |
| Total population | |
| 2,180 (1988) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (Kurudu Island and Pamai Erar) | |
| Languages | |
| Kurudu, Papuan Malay, and Indonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority Protestantism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ampari • Kaipuri • Serui |
The Kurudu people (Kurudu: Miobo) are an ethnic group inhabiting Kurudu Island and the coast of Pamai Erar in northern Papua, Indonesia. The Kurudu people are a mixture of various ethnic groups originating from Yapen, Waropen, and Biak, who assimilated with the original inhabitants of Kurudu in the past and formed today’s Kurudu population. Today, the Kurudu and the Kaipuri have been united and are known collectively as the Miobo people.
19th century Dutch writer Dr. J.J. de Hollander wrote that, "[t]he inhabitants of Kurudu consist of entirely wild tribes, dangerous yet polite people".