There are still many tribes that exist in the world, today. Believe it or not, some of them are h**dh**rs, but they are still an essential part of humankind's diversity. Join us, as we look at 15 of the scariest tribes you do not want to meet.

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Asmat Tribe

The Asmat tribe is an ethnic group in New Guinea. For thousands of years, they have lived in the marshy mangrove woods along Papua province's south coast, which occupy around 25,000 square kilometers. It is one of Papua's largest tribes, with an estimated population of 70.000 individuals spread among a few hundred communities. Their villages vary in size; some might host as few as 35 people, while others can house up to 2,000 people. The members of this tribe believe they emerged from wood; hence wood is sacred to them. They think that trees and humans share a tight bond. Since ancient times, they have carved magnificent objects from wood in a variety of forms, including shields, canoes, ancestor poles, sculptured figurines, and drums, and they have contributed art to their admirably sophisticated society.

The Asmat were originally well-known as a cannibalistic tribe. They were formidable warriors who used to headhunt in accordance with their culture and beliefs. The Asmat not only hunted for skulls but also revered them. The skulls would be modified and adorned before being displayed in their houses. They would also place human skulls underneath their heads instead of pillows. They were not only head-hunters but also name-hunters, believing if they murdered and ate a man, they would absorb his power and transform into him. Sometimes a child was given a name only after ten years of birth if its village agreed to murder a man from an opposing village nearby. Fortunately, the evil reputation of the Asmat has become history, thanks to the work done by missionaries.

Batak Tribe

The Batak people are indigenous to the forests of northern Palawan in the western Philippines. They rely on a diverse mix of agriculture, hunting, gathering, and fishing. They are a 'negrito' people, not to be confused with the Batek of peninsular Malaysia, a hunter-gatherer people, or the populous and ethnically diverse Indonesian Batak of northern Sumatra. They are thought to have descended from the first wave of human populations to cross the land bridges connecting the Philippine islands to mainland Asia, which occurred up to 50,000 years ago. Conservation schemes such as a government ban on shifting cultivation and the designation of 'protected areas' within their ancestral lands pose a threat to the Batak today. There are now fewer than 300 Batak, compared to approximately 700 in 1900. Land seizure, logging, and disease exposure are all serious threats.

Severe malnutrition has made them more susceptible to diseases like malaria, measles, and tuberculosis. They also have a high infant mortality rate and a low birth rate. Because of the small Batak population, young people are frequently forced to marry outside the tribe. When the local government outlawed the Batak's farming methods in 1994, rice yields plummeted, and the tribe faced extinction. They had no choice but to collect and sell more forest products, which resulted in a general depletion of vital resources. The problems of Batak are not new. Huge numbers of settlers arrived in the region after the first road was built through Batak land in 1956. They were forced to abandon their lowland settlements and relocate to less fertile hills. To protect their land and way of life, the Philippine government passed the 'Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act' in 1997. However, due to a lack of political will and the Act's difficult requirements, very little of it is put into practice.