Headhunters: spread of Christianity ended the brutal tradition
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The last headhunters: Tribe who used to tattoo their face after cutting of the heads of enemy warriors are now all in their seventies after spread of Christianity ended the brutal tradition
Severing the head of an enemy warrior was a rite of passage in the Konyak tribe, who live in Nagaland, India
The Konyaks, infamous for marauding nearby tribes, were the last of the Naga tribes to accept Christianity
Now, the last generation of Konyaks are over the age of 70 and are warm and hospitable to those who visit
Photographer Omar Reda took these pictures when he visited mountainous area in northeast India in March