Korowai Tribe live in house tree papua, rainforest Odd Culture Secret tours

Traditionally, the Korowai have been hunter-gatherers with deeply held cultural and religious beliefs tied to the land and animals of the jungle. A core belief about demons, possession, and death is tied to the tradition of cannibalism, in which the bodies of those accused and killed for being witches are eaten by the families who suffered from the black magic. A self fulfilling cycle of doom exists between the belief in these demon  possessed male witches, called Khakhua, and the jungle-borne disease and infection that kills most Korowai in middle age. Dying villagers whisper the name of their spiritual killer to their family, who are then obligated to kill the khakhua, even if the one named is a family member or friend.