Mentawai Tribe: Owners of the World's Oldest Tattoos and the Tradition of Sharpening Teeth

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Apart from the stunning natural beauty, the Mentawai people are an attraction in themselves. They are known to have a very strong culture, so that to this day, their culture is still well preserved and is not affected by the flow of modernization. They are the original inhabitants of the Mentawai Islands, one of the oldest tribes in Indonesia, whose ancestors have lived in these islands since 500 years BC.

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