The women of the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, practice the tradition of ritually amputating parts of their fingers when a loved one dies. In late-October 2024, a post on Facebook highlighted an ...

The Dani tribe is an indigenous people living in the Baliem Valley of the highlands of West Papua, Indonesia. They are known for their culture and traditions, including one that is particularly ...

Cradling the centuries-old remains of his mummified ancestor, tribe leader Eli Mabel lays bare an ancient tradition that has all but vanished among the Dani people in the Papuan central highlands. The ...

Remarkable photos have captured a reclusive mountain tribe who cook their ancestors' remains every day to help preserve their mummified bodies. The Dani people of Baliem Valley in West Papua, ...

The practice of finger-cutting among the Dani tribe of Indonesia is indeed real, albeit increasingly rare. When grief strikes the Dani people of Papua, Indonesia, women express their sorrow through a ...

Ilaga, Indonesia-- By dusk, Cpl. Sahrudin was dead, hunted to exhaustion and pierced with three long arrows. Next to him, his lower jaw ripped away and the back of his head blown off by the Indonesian ...

Years ago in the highlands of Papua's Baliem Valley, "tribal war was a symbol" of maturity and power, says Dr. Semiarto Aji Purwanto, head of the research division at the University of Indonesia's ...

Hindus paraded a crematorium across the beach during a mass cremation ceremony or Ngaben in Karangsari Traditional Village, Nusa Penida, Klungkung, Bali, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. This mass ...