Culture &
Tradition: The Konyak Naga tribe of Northeastern India, has been known for its
fierce headhunters for centuries. Killing an enemy and bringing back their head
was considered a rite of passage and was rewarded by a tattoo on the face or
the chest of the warrior.
Jewelry has also
been a big part of their customs: the number of heads on a warrior’s necklace
shows the number of people he killed. Regulations in the 1970s put a stop to
the bloodletting, but members of the tribe survive still in the northeast
states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Myanmar.
Photographer:
Trupal Pandya
Originally written
by Sevendiary
Put together again
by The Bodo Tribe18 Team
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