The hidden mountain tribe in Papua where villagers mummified their ancestors with SMOKE and have kept their remains in a nearly perfect state for hundreds of years

okay, tht's dedication...but come my turn I'd like to be put in the ground with a tree planted over me and everybody just get on with their lives

I was thinking "yeah, fine, weird but interesting tradition' until I read the bit about cutting a portion of each of the female relative's finger off when someone in the village dies :-/

I don't want to be accused of appropriating culture but I really fancy one of those pieces of "strategic" wood for my divining rod.

I wonder if they think we have a weird life.

Interesting underwear!

Incredible!

Preserved in a near perfect state, they must have been in a bloody awful mess when they died then

If being turned into beef jerky is your idea of "nearly perfect".

They were our allies in WW11, put the fear of god up the Japanese.

Wow, the least that i can say is that they got balls :-) !

Quite happy to show these guys private bits, but when its western people..........................!!!!

Leave them alone. They are better off without us.

Thank you for using the correct name of West Papua

Lovely article, beautiful pictures. Reports on faraway cultures is something DM does very well. Nothing to moan about. Thank you!

With funerals costing £5,000 + I think this might catch on. You could have your mother in Law hanging in your garden shed, keeping an eye on you and your bottle of Shiraz.

The pixillator doesn't extend to scrotal sacs then!

I thought he was carrying Ronnie Wood for a minute !

National Geographic flashback ! :))

The pixalating guy must be on holiday

"No, honestly ~ he's fine. He's just had a bit too much to drink."