CARVED HUMAN BONE, SEVERAL SMALL ANIMAL
SKULLS, BIRD OF PREY CLAW, FIBER
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HUMAN ANCESTOR SKULL #3 |
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CARVED HUMAN BONE, SEVERAL SMALL ANIMAL SKULLS, BIRD OF PREY CLAW, FIBER |
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ANIMAL SKULLS AND BIRD OF PREY CLAWS TO HAND CARVED HUMAN SKULLS FROM THEIR HEADHUNTED 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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