– There is a village in Indonesia where they roast their dead and store them rather than bury corpses

– The village is called Wogi and is owned by the people of the Dani tribe in New Guinea

– The only way to get to Wogi is via air travel because there are no roads there

Tribe chief, Eli Mabel posing for photographers with his mummified ancestor, Agat Mamete Mabel, outside a typical home. Photo: Daily Star UK
A village has been discovered in Indonesia where the dead are not buried but roasted over an open fire and kept as mummies for a long time.

Daily Star UK reports that the “Dani people from the central highlands of western New Guinea, Indonesia, have been able to preserve their dead for centuries with smoke.

Though it reports that the technique is no longer in use, a tribe in Wogi – a village close to the regional capital, Wamena – has held on to a number of mummies which it refused to bury.

According to tradition in that region, smoking someone over a fire for weeks, or even months, is the ultimate show of respect for the deceased in Dani culture.

In recent years, this bizarre culture has brought tourists to this isolated part of Indonesia, more than 2,000 miles from the capital, Jakarta.

Daily Star UK reports that “Visitors can also get a glimpse of Dani traditions at Baliem Valley Festival, an annual event with mock battles between tribes.”

The Dani tribe was first encountered by explorers in 1909, when they played host to a Dutch expedition in one village for several nights.

One part of the tribe, the Grand Valley Dani, remained undiscovered until 1938 when an American spotted them from a plane.

Interesting.

I read about this tribe years ago,but I thought they were in Papua New Guinea the Country,close to Australia.

But some parts of Papua New Guinea still practice Cannibalism,even if it is illegal by the law.

Did not know there is another New Guinea in Indonesia. This is interesting for a couple of reasons,chief amongst them,Is that Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the World.

And if a culture like this can be allowed by the Muslim Authority,then it pretty much tells you it is a laid back Country.

On a lighter note.

So these guys dey toast person like Suya?slowly grilled and making sure it is well done.

Damn.

Roasting dead body like suya kwa?

U mean roast,like the way we roast ogufe during ileya(big sala)

Things are happening everywhere

Roast ke?