IFUGAO TRIBE: HEADHUNTED HUMAN TROPHY SKULL
MOUNTED ON THE LOWER JAW OF A BOVINE
HUMAN BONE, FEATHERS, RATTAN, WOOD
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HEADHUNTED HUMAN TROPHY SKULL #1 MOUNTED ON THE LOWER JAW OF A BOVINE |
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IFUGAO TRIBE: HEADHUNTED HUMAN TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON THE LOWER JAW OF A BOVINE HUMAN BONE, FEATHERS, RATTAN, WOOD |
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MOUNT TROPHY SKULLS OF THEIR HEADHUNTED HUMAN VICTIMS. 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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