cannibalism (thing)

Cannibalism, the eating of human flesh, is a rare, ancient practice. Some of the peoples who have been known to have engaged in cannibalism are listed below:

• Bimin-Kuskusmin (West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea) - Ate their captive enemies.
• Fijians (Fiji Islands, South Pacific) - Ate their captive enemies.
• Batak (Sumatra) - Ate their enemies (considered all strangers enemies); sold human flesh in marketplaces.
• Dobu (Massim, Papua New Guinea) - Ate their captive enemies.
• Gimi (Eastern Highland Province, Papua New Guinea) - Ate their dead as part of religious rite.
• Maoris (New Zealand) - Ate their captive enemies.
• Hua (Eastern Highland Province, Papua New Guinea) - Ate their dead as part of religious rite.
• Melanesians (Melanesia, South Pacific) - Considered humans a food source; referred to human meat as “long pig.”
• Tupinamba Indians (Eastern Brazil) - Ate captive enemies.