IFUGAO TRIBE: HUMAN TROPHY
SKULL MOUNTED ON A BOAR'S SKULL
HUMAN BONE, FEATHERS, RATTAN, PIGMENT, BOAR'S SKULL, WOOD
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HUMAN TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON A BOAR'S SKULL |
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IFUGAO TRIBE: HUMAN TROPHY SKULL MOUNTED ON A BOAR'S SKULL HUMAN BONE, FEATHERS, RATTAN, PIGMENT, BOAR'S SKULL, WOOD |
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MOUNT THE SKULLS OF THEIR HEADHUNTED HUMAN VICTIMS ON TOP OF THE SULLS OF SACRIFICED ANIMALS. 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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