IFUGAO TRIBE: TWO HUMAN HEADHUNTED
TROPHY SKULLS MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BOARD WITH A BOAR'S SKULL
HUMAN BONE, ANIMAL SKIN, RATTAN
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TWO HUMAN HEADHUNTED TROPHY SKULLS MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BOARD WITH A BOAR'S SKULL |
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IFUGAO TRIBE: TWO HUMAN HEADHUNTED TROPHY SKULLS MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BOARD WITH A BOAR'S SKULL HUMAN BONE, ANIMAL SKIN, RATTAN |
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AFTER HEADHUNTING MOUNT HUMAN SKULLS AS TROPHIES. THE DAYAK, IFUGAO, AND NAGA HUMAN SKULLS ARE HEAD HUNTING TROPHIES. THE ASMAT "ANCESTOR" SKULLS. THE DIFFERENCE IS; HEAD HUNTED SKULLS ARE ACQUIRED FROM ENEMY 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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