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DAYAK CARVED
HUMAN SKULL #2

IFUGAO: TWO HUMAN
TROPHY SKULLS MOUNTED ON A
BOARD WITH A BOAR'S SKULL

 

 
NAGA: HEAD HUNTING
HUMAN TROPHY SKULL #1

NAGA: HEAD HUNTING
HUMAN TROPHY SKULL #2
PUBLISHED

 


NAGA: HEAD HUNTING
HUMAN TROPHY SKULL #3

 

NEPAL: KAPALA
HUMAN SKULL CAP DRINKING VESSEL #1

NEPAL: KAPALA
HUMAN SKULL CAP DRINKING VESSEL #2

NEPAL: KAPALA
HUMAN SKULL CAP DRINKING VESSEL #3

DAYAK: COFFIN WITH
COMPLETE CONTENTS

IFUGAO SHAMANS RITUALLY
WRAP COMPLETE SECONDARY
BURIAL REMAINS IN TRIBAL TEXTILES

THE DAYAK, IFUGAO, AND NAGA HUMAN SKULLS ARE HEAD HUNTING TROPHIES. THE
 ASMAT, VANUATU, AND PALAWAN HUMAN SKULLS ARE CONSIDERED "ANCESTOR"
SKULLS. THE DIFFERENCE IS; HEAD HUNTING SKULLS ARE ACQUIRED FROM ENEMY
VICTIMS WHILE ANCESTOR SKULLS ARE COLLECTED AND VENERATED TO REMEMBER
 DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS. THE IFUGAO ALSO 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.
SEVERAL CULTURES HONOR HUMAN SKULLS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, BUT THEY ALL
CONSIDER HUMAN SKULLS VALUABLE ENTITIES THAT ARE
WORTHY OF PRESERVED COLLECTIONS BUT HUMAN SKULLS,
IN SOME CASES, HAVE BECOME A TRIBE'S PREOCCUPATION!

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