IFUGAO TRIBE:
ANCESTOR SKULL BASKET



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IFUGAO TRIBE: ANCESTOR SKULL IN A BASKET:
MONKEY SKULL,  HUMAN SKULL, BAMBOO, BASKET, RATTAN


THE IFUGAO TRIBE, FROM THE PHILIPPINES, VENERATE DEAD
ANCESTOR BY PLACING SKULLS OF THEIR DECEASED
RELATIVES IN BASKETS UNDER THEIR HUTS.


THE DAYAK, IFUGAO, AND NAGA HUMAN SKULLS ARE HEAD HUNTING TROPHIES.
THE ASMAT
, VANUATU, AND PALAWAN HUMAN SKULLS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED
"ANCESTOR"  SKULLS. THE DIFFERENCE IS; HEAD HUNTED SKULLS
ARE ACQUIRED FROM ENEMY
VICTIMS!

ANCESTOR SKULLS ARE COLLECTED AND VENERATED TO REMEMBER

 DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS. THE IFUGAO COLLECT BONES OF DEAD
RELATIVES; WRAP THEM IN TRIBAL TEXTILES, AND STORE THEM IN THE
RAFTERS UNDER THEIR  HUTS. HUMAN SKULLS AND SKULL CAPS FROM
NEPAL ARE RITUAL OFFERTORY VESSELS THAT ARE USED AS
DRINKING CUPS IN TIBETAN BUDDHIST CEREMONIES.



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