MENTAWAI TEETH SHARPENING RITUAL
![](http://www.asworldsdivide.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSF3690-150x150.jpg)
It has been quite an extraordinary month here in Mentawai, and one particular reason for this was baring witness to a ritual I’d presumed had long been extinct: the sharpening, or chiseling of human teeth. There are various theories pertaining to the actual purpose for this act and, depending on the region you make your enquiry, perhaps all have some element →