Traditional Life Of Indonesia's Dani Tribes Continues In West Papua

WAMENA, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 10: A man of the traditional, Dani tribe, from Lembah Baliem wears a nose piercing made from boar tusk on October 10, 2009 in Wamena, West Papua, Indonesia. The primitive tribe still live a very traditional existence due to the remoteness of their location, only reachable by plane. Situated at an altitude of 1,600m in the heart of the Cyclops Mountains, Wamena is the only town in the valley though it is estimated that 250,000 Dani live in the region, with the valley having one of the highest densities of population in Papua Province. The tribe were once famed as a head-hunting tribe and still demonstrate specific customs today, including the women cutting off segments of their fingers whenever a relative dies. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)