DAILY PROPAGANDA: Head Hunters

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 Ching Kum, 86, hunted the last head in 1990 while fighting the Chang tribe

The ferocious Konyak Naga Tribe in India once proudly hung the heads of their murder victims on the walls of their homes.
Killing humans was rewarded with distinctive tattoos and jewellery – to represent each person they had killed.
Headhunter Luhbong Wang, 76, told photographer Trupal Pandya: "In earlier times we used to hang the heads of our enemies on the walls of our houses, but now we are not allowed. So we have replaced them with the skulls of animals that we kill to provide for our family.
"Heads were to us what money is to your generation. They brought us respect and meant getting a better girl for marriage. And our tattoos symbolised our achievements."

If a man brought home a human head he would get a tattoo or a piece of jewellery to c...

In the past killing was a rite of passage for the tribe, who live in the Longwa village on the edge of India's Nagaland province.

But now the former warriors collect the bones of animals such as buffalo, deer, boars, and hornbills to show off their hunting skils.

During a week-long stay in the community, photographer Trupal shot these breathtaking images of the tribe.
He wanted to capture the ancient tribe before their way of life disappears completely.

“We used to hang the heads of our enemies on the walls of our houses”

Luhbong Wang

Headhunter Ching Kum, 86, who hunted the last human head in 1990 while fighting the Chang tribe, features in an eerie portrait inside a dimly-lit barn.
While another Leader Panpha, 86, who has claimed four human heads, looks straight into the camera adorned with a striking headpiece.
"For a very long time they lived a very secluded life because Konyak was a self-sufficient community making their own food, cloths and weapons," Pandya told MailOnline.
"It has very basic facilities. If you need something specific, one needs to drive down the hill for two hours to reach a town called Mon."

 Leader Panpha, 86, has claimed four heads during his time

Nowadays the tribe just kill animals and keep the bones as trophies

The tribe now live by strict rules and have jobs and responsibilities within the camp. However, some tribesmen look back on the old days fondly.
"The best is the past life," one tribesman told Pandya. "These days you say you don't have any headhunting but you kill thousands of people a day."
"We killed four to five people a month for our rights. Now you kill thousands and still consider headhunting was bad," he added.