The Fire Mummies of Kabayan in the Philippines hold significant cultural importance for the indigenous people of Benguet, particularly the Ibaloi tribe. They are a testament to the tribe's rich cultural heritage and traditions.
The mummies were believed to possess spiritual powers and were often consulted by the living for guidance and protection.
The mummies (ancestors) were also believed to continue playing an important role in the lives of their descendants.
The Fire Mummies are unique due to their distinct mummification process, which involved consuming a salty beverage before death to help preserve the body and placing the corpse over a fire to dry out fluids followed by blowing tobacco smoke into the mouth to dry the internal organs and rubbing herbs into the body to aid preservation.
The mummies were then placed in wooden coffins and buried in caves or rock shelters.
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