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Portrait of an Asmat tribesman leaning on a human skull, Irian Jaya (West Irian) (Irian Barat), New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia
Some of the 5000 skulls of Khmer Rouge victims in the memorial stupa at the Killing Fields, Choeung Ek, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
Skulls in the Charnel House, Chapel of St. Michael Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hallstatt, Salzkammergut, Austria, Europe
Wall of stone skulls called Tzompantli, archaeological site and museum of Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mexico City, Mexico, North America
Skulls in the Charnel House, Chapel of St. Michael Church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hallstatt, Salzkammergut, Austria, Europe
The chapel of bones in Sao Francisco (St. Francis Church) in Evora, Portugal, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe
Skulls on coffins in 700 year old burial cave at Parinding, north of Rantepao, Lombok Parinding, Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Skulls in 700 year old burial cave at Lombok Parinding, north of Rantepao, Lombok Parinding, Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Facade of Casa Battlo, designed by Antoni Gaudi, on Passeig de Gracia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
Decoration made of human skulls and bones, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Decoration made of human skulls and bones, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Decoration made of human skulls and bones, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Human skull on display, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Decoration made of human skulls and bones, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Decoration made of human skulls and bones, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Decoration made of human skulls and bones, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Decoration made of human skulls and bones, interior of Sedlec Ossuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe
Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers
Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn, an ancient grave at least 2000 years old, in Ilulissat in Greenland, Polar Regions
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn, an ancient grave at least 2000 years old, in Ilulissat in Greenland, Polar Regions
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn, an ancient grave at least 2000 years old, in Ilulissat in Greenland, Polar Regions
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn, an ancient grave at least 2000 years old, in Ilulissat in Greenland, Polar Regions
Damaged skulls of known victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide remain interred inside of of the Kigali Genocide Memorial as a testament to those lost in the brutality, Kigali, Rwanda.
Damaged skulls of known victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide remain interred inside of of the Kigali Genocide Memorial as a testament to those lost in the brutality, Kigali, Rwanda.
Damaged skulls of known victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide remain interred inside of of the Kigali Genocide Memorial as a testament to those lost in the brutality, Kigali, Rwanda.