A NAGA ANCESTOR HUMAN SKULL DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART A NAGA ANCESTOR HUMAN SKULL

THE NAGA TRIBE, FROM NAGALAND, PLACE
DEAD ANCESTORS SKULLS IN SHRINES.

THE ASMAT, VANUATU, AND PALAWAN HUMAN
SKULLS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED "ANCESTOR" SKULL
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.