IFUGAO TRIBE: A HUMAN HEADHUNTED TROPHY SKULL
MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BOARD WITH A BOAR'S SKULL
HUMAN BONE, ANIMAL SKULL, RATTAN
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A HEADHUNTED HUMAN TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BOARD WITH A BOAR'S SKULL |
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IFUGAO TRIBE: A HUMAN HEADHUNTED TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON A WOODEN BOARD WITH A BOAR'S SKULL HUMAN BONE, ANIMAL SKULL, 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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