Beautiful wooden artifacts from the tribes of India



Aug 27, 2010

Naga Tribes

Heres' an interesting extract from a history of the Naga tribes.

"In this world of a war of all against all, The Naga's added the ritual importance of head-hunting.  Life was given it's central purpose by the quest for heads.  Boys would not become men without the ritual tattooing only to be undertaken after a successful head-hunt; girls would not be attracted to men without the spendid head-hunting dance and decorations.  Success and merit in every field depended on heads."

Extract from: http://www.alanmacfarlane.com/bamboo_naga_front/front.htm

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