Everyone knows that in ancient Egypt it was customary to mummify people. Interestingly, the tribe Angu from Aceki, in Papua New Guinea, was also engaged in similar activities.
However, the dead bodies of members of this tribe were not wrapped in bandages, and they were not buried in tombs. Their grave was the rock, located near the location of Angu.
It is worth noting that one of the most important processes of mummification is the removal of moisture from a lifeless body. This is because the water contributes to its decomposition. If the ancient Egyptians originally covered the corpse with salt and a mixture of spices that stretched out the moisture, then the Angu tribe did not particularly bother with this plan - they placed bodies over the fire.
Attention! Now there will be not very pleasant information for those who eat or by nature very impressionable. So, the process of preparing the body for burial began with the fact that the embalmer made incisions on the elbows, feet and knees of the corpse. This was done in order to completely get rid of fat deposits. Further, the insides were pierced by empty bamboo sticks, through which liquid leaked out. Later, the relatives of the deceased rubbed the corpse's hair and spread it over the body. They believed that this ritual helps the dead man's power to pass to his family.
Then followed a no less terrifying procedure: sutured eyes, mouth and anus. This was to ensure that the air did not get inside the body. Otherwise, the corpse began to decompose. Do you know what you did with the soles of your feet, your hands and your tongue? Do not believe it, but they were cut off and given to the closest relatives. Further, the remains were placed in fire pits intended for smoking.
Smoked mummies covered with ocher red color and clay, which protected the body from decomposition. By the way, in the Highlands of Morobes, mummies of 200 years of age have been preserved.
In 1975, the government of Papua New Guinea banned such horror. To date, many tribes adhere to Christian burial rites, but they say that in remote areas corpses are still not buried under the ground, but are smoked.