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Fierce Nocte Headhunters

Portrait-collage of the Nocte Tribe, Khonsa, Arunachal Pradesh, a friendly happy yet fierce tribe with headhunting ancestry.

Hi res images available on www.jainamishra.com

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January 2012

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January 18, 2012 — wovensouls
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