A House for Cannibals - Leaf Hut from New Guinea

The Asmat people lived a fierce and deeply spiritual life on the banks of the many rivers that cover their lowland homestead in the coastal areas of West Papua. To avenge a deceased relative a member of a warring village might be killed, and indeed ceremonially eaten in order to take their powers. The hunt might see a small war party travelling for days in a dug out canoe, stopping on the banks of the river and living in a shelter made entirely of palm fronds.

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