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Kombai families are mostly patrilineal.
Necklaces made of dog teeth are traded for women, and pigs can be given in exchange for her life.
Women gather and prepare a lot of the food
in addition to caring for the children.
The Kombai have parties to celebrate things and eat sago together.
Pigs are sacrificed when they sin.
Pigs are used as currency and are sacrificed in rituals.
Women traditionally pierce their noses
with the sago thorn.
They believe the cannibalism ritual gives them the soul and power of the person. They also believe in male witches, called Kakua-Khuma, who eat the souls of their victims.
We know very little about Kombai music,
art, and dance, because they are so secluded.
Traditional Kombai weapon made of Kasuari bird feet and feathers.