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 "If I were dead and buried

and I heard your voice

beneath the sod

my heart of dust

would still rejoice."

malformalady: Woman of the traditional Dani tribe shows her amputated fingers in Wamena, West Papua, Indonesia. The primitive tribe still lives a very traditional existence, due to the remoteness of its location. The tribe were once famed as a head-hunting tribe and still demonstrate specific customs today, including the women cutting off segments of their fingers whenever a relative dies. Photo credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

malformalady:

Woman of the traditional Dani tribe shows her amputated fingers in Wamena, West Papua, Indonesia. The primitive tribe still lives a very traditional existence, due to the remoteness of its location. The tribe were once famed as a head-hunting tribe and still demonstrate specific customs today, including the women cutting off segments of their fingers whenever a relative dies.

Photo credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images




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