This Konyak man from Nagaland was a headhunter decades ago, as evidenced by his facial tattoo, which marks a successful headhunt. The taking of a head was a great honor and symbol of courage. He wears a traditional headdress for the Aoleang Festival celebrated during the first week in April after the sowing of the seed in the fields. The festival lasts several days and culminates in Lingnyu Nyih, which is a reenactment of the headhunting practice from long ago.
The Moken are a semi-nomadic Austronesian people who live in the Mergui Archipelago, a group of about 800 islands in the Andamen Sea in both Burma and Thailand. The men spearfish for rays, dugongs, sea cucumbers, and crustaceans while women catch crabs and oysters closer to shore.
—Ellen Harasimowicz
Ayer Road
