The Dani people of Baliem Valley in West Papua, Indonesia, also hack the fingers off women who have lost a loved one. The tribe, only discovered by Western scientists 80 years ago, says the ...

The Dani tribe, also known as the Ndani, from the Baliem Valley in the central highlands of Papua, Indonesia, is known for a unique and somber cultural practice involving finger amputation. This ...

Years ago in the highlands of Papua's Baliem Valley, "tribal war was a symbol" of maturity and power, says Dr. Semiarto Aji Purwanto, head of the research division at the University of Indonesia's ...