TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON A BOVINE'S JAW
WITH A RATTAN HAT MADE FROM TWO ANIMAL SKULLS
HUMAN BONE, ANIMAL JAW, RATTAN, FEATHERS
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HEADHUNTED HUMAN TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON A BOVINE'S LOWER JAW |
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TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON A BOVINE'S JAW WITH A RATTAN HAT MADE FROM TWO ANIMAL SKULLS HUMAN BONE, ANIMAL JAW, RATTAN, FEATHERS |
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AFTER HEADHUNTING MOUNT HUMAN SKULLS ON SACRIFICED BOVINE AND BOAR SKULLS. 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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