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Inside death-worshipping mountain tribe who cook ancestors' remains every day

A Dani elder holds up the mummified corpse of former village chief. [Image: Mediadrumimages/GianlucaChiodini]

Remarkable photos have captured a reclusive mountain tribe who cook their ancestors' remains every day to help preserve their mummified bodies.

The Dani people of Baliem Valley in West Papua, Indonesia, also hack the fingers off women who have lost a loved one.

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