Cannibal Tribes | Tribes & Ethnic Groups - Planet Doc Full Documentaries

• published: 20 Nov 2014
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▶ SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/PlanetDoc Full Documentaries every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday! ▶ Documentary "Ambassadors of the Jungle" ▶ http://pdoc.es/AmbassadorsJunglePL In Papua New Guinea live a thousand different ethnic groups. Some tribes practiced cannibalism and other head cut off their enemies. The natives attacked travelers and islands eventually becoming a scary place. The tribes were isolated keep alive their customs and traditions. In this documentary we will know their kitchen (old pressure cooker), body painting rituals, weapons of war manufactured by themselves, mummification of the bodies of warriors, courtship ceremonies, customs of the crocodile men ... Go deep with us in this jungle that joins the purest of nature and the fiercest of their tribes --- These mysterious lands which seem to rise out of the clouds are the Highlands, in the east of the island of New Guinea, to the north of Australia. The western half of the island is Irian Java, part of Indonesia, and this, the eastern half, is Papua New Guinea. The country includes over 1,400 islands, both large and small In PNG, as this country is popularly known, there are around a thousand distinct ethnic groups, speaking over eight hundred different languages.The fierce nature of these tribes, the practice of cannibalism and the fact that some groups cut off the heads of their enemies all this made the island a fearful place, which travellers tried to avoid. This region is very rugged, a series of mountains reaching heights of up to 4,000 metres, and forming numerous valleys of dense vegetation, where the different ethnic groups live practically isolated from each other. The majority of the villages are inhabited by just one family, or a single clan. The houses are made of bamboo, with rooves of palm leaf. Without a doubt, the rough Highland terrain, and the extremely warlike nature of these tribes, always in conflict with their neighbours, have contributed to the great ethnic variety we still find today. Each group decorates their bodies in different ways specific, characteristic colours and designs. They paint themselves for many different ceremonies, but perhaps the most typical is the sing-sing, a ceremony at which they dance and sing. Sing–sings are organised to celebrate many different things, though some take place on specific days each year, and for these many different tribes come together, arriving from even the most remote villages. The bird of paradise is now a protected species, and can only be hunted with bow and arrow before the sing-sing. The highlander peoples are proud and maintain their customs and traditions. Despite the daily impact of western influence, they never miss an opportunity to show off their feathers. ▶ SUBSCRIBE | http://bit.ly/PlanetDoc ▶ FULL DOCUMENTARIES | http://bit.ly/Full-Docs ▶ TRIBES DOCUMENTARIES | http://bit.ly/PlTribes ▶ FACEBOOK | http://bit.ly/FBPDoc ▶ TWITTER | http://bit.ly/TwPDoc ▶ TUMBLR | http://bit.ly/TbPlDoc