13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The Last Headhunters of Hongphoi
My name is Buwong, I am 85 years old and I am the Chief of Hongphoi village, Nagaland. Back in the old days, before the missionaries came and invented sin, we would collect the heads of the women and men we killed. I miss the fighting days… After a mission there was always lots of dancing.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2015 |
Photo Location: | Hongphoi, India |
Camera: | ILCE-7M2 |
Copyright: | © Raphael Korman |