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 penises guard 250-year ...

In the early 1970s, the Indonesian government launched “Operasi Koteka”, aka Operation Penis Sheath, to try and modernise the Dani, encouraging them to wear shorts instead.

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 ...

The Dani tribe is an indigenous community residing in the Baliem Valley of Papua, Indonesia, on the large island of New Guinea. B ut they are not from Papua New Guinea, ...

The women of the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, practice the tradition of ritually amputating parts of their fingers when a loved one dies. Rating: In late-October 2024, a post on Facebook ...

In forests a few hours' drive from Indonesia's capital, there will be no presidential election campaigning by an Indigenous tribe that cares little for the outside world.

Indonesian tribe shuns political campaigning. Kanekes (Indonesia) (AFP) – In forests a few hours' drive from Indonesia's capital, there will be no presidential election campaigning by an ...

The women of the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, practice the tradition of ritually amputating parts of their fingers when a loved one dies. Rating: True (About this rating?) In late-October 2024 ...