THE INDONESIAN ASMAT: WHERE CANNIBALISM IS HEROIC
The name “Asmat” most probably comes from the words As Akat, which according to the Asmat means: “the right man”. Others say that that the word Asmat derives from the word Osamat meaning “man from tree”. Asmat’s neighbors to the west,...
THE ETHIOPIA BODI TRIBE: WHERE MEN MUST DRINK BLOOD TO BE CHAMPION
Slim might be in elsewhere but for Ethiopia’s Bodi or Me’en people, bigger is always better Ethiopia is a land of many cultures that have been preserved despite western civilization. Along the Lower Omo valley river in Southern Ethiopia resides one of these...
ALL ABOUT A TRIBE IN NAMIBIA; WHERE THEY OFFER SEX TO GUESTS
Did you know that there exists a tribe in Namibian where sex is offered to guests to express honour and foster relationships? The people of Ovahimba and Ovazimba tribes in the Kunene and Omusati regions in Northern Namibia have an upheld culture that has defied...