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Finger Cutting Tradition

It is a tradition for the people of Dani to cut each of their fingers every time a relative dies. Pictured here, a Dani woman has had 4 of her fingers cut which means 4 of her relatives had passed away.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2013
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Indonesia
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © Alland Dharmawan