Head Hunter Weapons

[Tim Simmons]

Calling Bill Marsh. But they could also be ancester skulls. Which were kept around the home as old friends.

[t_c]

Interesting project, hope you can share some pics of the finished work when you have it together.

You may want a shield (plate 1 bottom right) to go with your Kalinga Axe. Krieger on page 96 describes how the shield was used to sweep an opponents legs with the top prongs and then pin the fallen's neck with the bottom two prongs in order to facilitate the taking of the head.

good luck with the project!

[ariel]

Don't forget the Japanese Kubikiri
http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/unji.htm

Any other body parts? Khevsurs collected right hands and nailed them to the walls of their houses. "Good Housekeeping" still views it as somewhat decadent decoration technique.

Do you have a name for your museum? How about : "The Sleeping Hollow"?

[trenchwarfare]

I meant to add, I know that Asmat heads aren't trophies. Just revered ancestors, and such. Quite possibly because, the Asmat, were cannibals. In my research, I have found that: Headhunters are rarely cannibals, and cannibals, are rarely headhunters. Yes, I plan to do other body parts as well. Too many gruesome, gory, tid-bits, not too. There's, scalps, ears, arm bone whistles, and belly skin drums. The list goes on and on.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by trenchwarfare

Headhunters are rarely cannibals, and cannibals, are rarely headhunters.

In the rule that looks true to me, but exceptions there are for sure!
Carl Bock for instance writes in his book about a fearsome dayakgroup in the Kutai area (east Borneo) who were eating parts of their beheaded victims.
I thought he called them the "Tring" dayaks. But I am not 100% sure, I will look it up to confirm when I have some time soon.

[David]

Originally Posted by Maurice

In the rule that looks true to me, but exceptions there are for sure!
Carl Bock for instance writes in his book about a fearsome dayakgroup in the Kutai area (east Borneo) who were eating parts of their beheaded victims.
I thought he called them the "Tring" dayaks. But I am not 100% sure, I will look it up to confirm when I have some time soon.

Yes Maurice, there were reports that the Tring were also cannibals, though this is some question as to whether or not these reports were exaggerated or not.
Here is a print of a Tring warrior from Carl Bock.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by David

Yes Maurice, there were reports that the Tring were also cannibals, though this is some question as to whether or not these reports were exaggerated or not.
Here is a print of a Tring warrior from Carl Bock.

Thank you David, I now don't have to sniff in the book anymore. And I agree with you on the exaggeration part. He also wrote about his willing badly to meet the "tailed-people" which he never found ofcourse. (but he didn't exaggerate and wrote that he met them on that part ).