Amazing Korowai Tribe

The Amazing Tribe : Korowai Tribe

The Korowai tribe, furthermore called the Kolufo, are a persons of southeastern Papua (i.e., the southeastern part of the western part of New Guinea). They number about 3,000. Until 1970, they were ignorant of the reality of any persons in addition to themselves.

The majority of the Korowai clans reside in tree houses on their isolated territory. Since 1980 some have moved into the lately opened villages of Yaniruma at the Becking River banks (Kombai-Korowai area), Mu, and Mbasman (Korowai-Citak area). In 1987, a village was opened in Manggél, in Yafufla (1988), Mabül at the banks of the Eilanden stream (1989), and Khaiflambolüp (1998). The town absenteeism rate is still high, because of the somewhat long expanse between the towns and the food (sago) resources.

The Korowai have been described to perform ceremonial cannibalism up to the present day. Anthropologists suppose that cannibalism is no longer performed by the Korowai clans that have had frequent communicate with outsiders. latest reports propose that certain clans have been coaxed into encouraging tourism by perpetuating the myth that it is still an active practice.

Korowai Tribe House, Above Tree

Climbing Tree

In 2006, the television display 60 Minutes asserted that when somebody in Korowai society is convicted of being a khakhua (secret witch doctor) he or she is tried, and if convicted he or she is tortured, performed, and consumed. Other unverified assertions were made that the brain is generally consumed directly, while still moderately hot, and that with child women and children don't take part in the cannibal act.

Amazing Korowai Tribe