Overview

• Dara Tah posted a TikTok showing him and other tourists, guided by a local named Demi, approaching riverside villagers in Papua by boat.
• Video shows a man onshore raise a bow and arrow as Tah offers packets of salt, which a tribesman tastes and spits out before the visitors retreat.
• Tah labeled the group a “cannibal tribe” and wrote he would “try again tomorrow,” but no return visit has been confirmed as of today.
• The clip has about 18 million views and drew criticism for intrusion and exploitation, with experts warning such encounters can endanger isolated peoples’ health.
• The community’s identity remains unconfirmed and the cannibalism claim is not verified, with reporting noting that ritual cannibalism largely disappeared in the region decades ago.