In an area of ​​the world so remote that it takes multiple plane trips, multiple canoe trips, and hours of walking through the saturated jungles of New Guinea just to get there, lives a tribe of people so isolated from the outside world that some members have never come into contact with a light-skinned person. This tribe is the Korowai of Papua, New Guinea. A territorial people who lived in tree houses and among some of the last on Earth still known to practice cannibalism. Today the Korowai number nearly 4,000 people and live in an area of ​​about 500 square miles of lowland forest. Their territory is located just over 100 miles inland from the southwestern coast of New Guinea, in the southeastern part of the Indonesian province of Papua. Korowai are wary of intruders and prefer to live in seclusion. Their perception of the outside world is largely one composed of many unreliable and anonymous people who they label as strangers, distant or angry people, or non-relatives. They have little access to modern medicines or other goods and rarely reach middle age due to their inability to cure illnesses or heal wounds. The Korowai live in patriclans and trace everything through the male line. Owning land is of great importance and landowners take great pride in knowing its history and characteristics and in knowing the names of the streams and rivers that flow through it. The Korowai are hunter-gatherers who practice shifting cultivation. Their staple food is the pulp of the sago palm, which is mixed with water to form a paste that is then grilled. They are known for their impressive tree houses and have a deep fear of demons, spirits and witches, leading them to what most outsiders consider cannibalism. Dutch missionaries......center of paper......ped off the right arm attached to the right rib cage, left arm and left rib cage, then both legs. The body parts were individually wrapped in banana leaves and distributed among clan members. I kept the head because it belongs to the family that killed the Khakhua. We cook the meat like we cook pork, placing palm leaves on top of the wrapped meat along with burning hot river rocks to produce steam. All parts of the body are eaten except bones, teeth, hair, fingernails, toenails, and the penis. After the meal, clan members bang on the walls of their homes to warn the Khakhua to stay away. Subsequently, the bones are placed on the paths leading to the clan's treehouses to warn enemies. Cannibalism is thought to have declined in recent years within tribes living in villages closer to outsiders and further removed from their tribal customs..