A tribal woman with severed fingers in the Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia. Fingers are amputated to mourn relatives.

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A tribal woman with severed fingers in the Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia. Fingers are amputated to mourn relatives. Each time that a relative dies, a finger is cut off with a stone axe. This is done in order to remind them of their ancestors and is part of the grieving process.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Simon Hathaway / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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