‘Asmat’ is a term synonymous with headhunting and cannibalism, the name of a primitive ethnic group inhabiting the remote southwest of New Guinea, an inhospitable terrain of swamps and mangroves bordering the Arafura Sea. Skulls have played a pivotal role in Asmat culture, both as symbols
Really liking these tribal resin skulls from the talented Monte Ward based on the tribes of the Dayak, Asmat, Ifugao & Naga. Ward creates these buy using "first genertation resin casting of a real human skull", which he then carves into, weathers and paints.
Artificial Cranial Deformation or head flattening/binding is a form of cranial modification where the head is bound to elongate the skull. This is genuinely the strangest human behavior I have seen and the result can only be described as 'alien'. The skull is
Death: A Self Portrait is an exhibition currently on show at the Welcome Collection in London and is from a collection of works from Richard Harris. The exhibition has been running since November and will be closing its doors on the 24th February 2013 -
The Asmat Tribe, from Irian Jaya Indonesia, collect and worship ancestor skulls to remember their deceased family members. The tribes all decorate the skulls differently, in this case the Asmat Tribe use feathers, seeds and carved sea shell rings to decorate their skulls. We found these
The Naga Human Skulls are head hunting trophies, which are acquired from enemies. The Naga tribe, from Nagaland, attach animal horns to the skulls of their head hunted victims.
They are pretty freaky, probably because they are real human skulls. I have loads more tribal skulls to post so be sure to come back for more.
NAGA TRIBE: HEADHUNTED HUMAN TROPHY SKULL
HUMAN BONE, SNAKE SKIN, BOVINE HORNS, RATTAN
