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Exploring Dani Tribe of Indonesia's Tradition of Grieving Women Amputating Tops of Fingers
According to the post: The tribe who cut off their fingers for mourning... The Dani tribe.... The Dani tribe in Indonesia, who live completely dependent on their own traditions, are considered the ...
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Inside Indonesian Dani tribe where women amputate their fingers to mourn loved ones after death, mothers 'bite off the tips of their babies' fingers' and men with sheathed ...
The 'Dani' tribe lived uncontacted by the outside world until 1938, when they were accidentally discovered tucked away in the Highlands of West Papua, Indonesia. Their homeland in the Baliem ...
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This man wrote a small book for his family — and it became a best-seller
As they did missionary work, Young was cared for during the day by members of the local Dani tribe in an area he refers ... He developed the book’s main character, Mackenzie Allen Phillips ...
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The women of this tribe cut off their fingers when a loved one dies
When a beloved member of their community or a loved one dies, the women of the Dani tribe perform an act that may seem extreme to outsiders but is deeply rooted in their traditions. Recommended ...
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Inside the secretive tribe where women have their fingers amputated when their loved ones die
Emotional pain is part of the grieving process for most of us — but for the women of the Dani tribe it involves physical pain too. When their loved ones die, female members of the remote ...