HUMAN BONE, SNAKE SKIN, BOVINE HORNS, RATTAN
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HEADHUNTED HUMAN TROPHY SKULL #2 PUBLISHED IN THE BOOK: "THE HIDDEN WORLD ON THE NAGA" PAGE # 131 |
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HUMAN BONE, SNAKE SKIN, BOVINE HORNS, RATTAN |
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ATTACH ANIMAL HORNS TO THE 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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