The Dani Woman and the Old Practice of Finger Amputation - Guardian Nigeria

In a remote area of Papua, New Guinea, and Wamena of the Jayawijaya Regency in Indonesia, one of the binding facts of "till death do us part" and family ties involves the cutting off of the fingers, primarily done by women and sacresly by men.

Dani woman| Photo Atlas of humanity The rules of marriage exist in different forms and manners in all of society. Thus, “for better or worse” has a series of understandings in different cultures acr… [+4337 chars]

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