Take a look at the incredible homes of the treehouse tribe
A tourist visits a treehouse dwelling of the mysterious Korowai tribe of south eastern Papua, Indonesian New Guinea.
Incredible homes of the treehouse tribe : Amazing images show rickety structures built 140ft up by secretive Korowai (who were unaware of anyone else on earth until 1970)
It's thought that until 1970, the Korowai tribe of Indonesian New Guinea, were unaware of existence of other people
Indigenous clans build 140 foot treehouses towering over the canopy of some of the world's most remote rainforest
In 2006, an Australian TV crew reported that the tribe were practising cannibalism in among their people
It's thought that until 1970, the mysterious Korowai tribe of south eastern Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, were unaware of the existence of any other people on earth.
Living as remotely as they do - perched 140 feet up into the canopy of the least explored jungles in the world - it's quite plausible.
The tribe are known for their distinctive treehouses that tower over the jungle on spindly stilts, originally designed to avoid attacks from rival clans intent on capturing people for slavery or even cannibalism.
It's thought that until 1970, the Korowai tribe were unaware of the existence of other any other people on earth
The crew claimed that they were approached by a man who told them his six-year old nephew had been accused of being a witch doctor and was in danger of being cannibalised.
In an article for Smithsonian, Raffaele said: 'Korowai are among the very few tribes believed to eat human flesh.
'Most Korowai still live with little knowledge of the world beyond their homelands and frequently feud with one another. Some are said to kill and eat male witches they call "khakhua".'
Anthropologists suspect that cannibalism is no longer practised by the Korowai clans.
