Wow! Check out the stunning images of the Mentawai tribe, from Indonesia that has managed to keep their traditions and way of life away from modern society. The Mentawai tribe are famous for their decorative tattoos and for living a semi-nomadic life on the Mantawai Islands in West Sumatra.
The tribe, according to sources consist of around 64,000 people, living in homes which are known as Umas and built using bamboo, wood and grass, and are furnished with the skulls of hunted prey.
The Mentawaian's social life revolves around their clans, and at the centre is the communal long house. The clans vary in size between 30 to 80 members.
The Mentawaian's social life revolves around their clans, and at the centre is the communal long house. The clans vary in size between 30 to 80 members.
