Environmental Graffiti

In Search of the Headhunting Tribes of Borneo

Deep in the steamy jungle of Borneo, the English ethnologist hacked away with his machete to make headway through the dense vegetation. Yet while Charles Hose no doubt carried a blade during the many days he spent living among the peoples of Borneo, the fanatical observer of the cultures of this huge Southeast Asian island was also armed with a subtler colonial weapon: the camera. Hose took many a well-aimed shot, and among his focus were Borneo’s headhunters.

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Nepal’s Annual Goat Beheadings [Graphic Images]

Walking through the crowds and past crippled beggars, midst the heady smell of incense, those who have come to participate in the puja find themselves caught up a throng of people waiting to get to the sacrificial temple. Once there, to the tune of exultant music played by other onlookers, they witness the animal slaughter. The slaughterer’s arm is raised and then the blade is swiftly brought down with a sickening thud, severing the creature’s head.

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