The women of the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, practice the tradition of ritually amputating parts of their fingers when a loved one dies. In late-October 2024, a post on Facebook highlighted an ...

The practice of finger-cutting among the Dani tribe of Indonesia is indeed real, albeit increasingly rare. When grief strikes the Dani people of Papua, Indonesia, women express their sorrow through a ...

Older women of the Dani tribe with snipped fingers. [Facebook/Henry Kally Jme] These practices are rarely portrayed in the media. It is also revered as a behemoth in many societies around the world, ...