The discovery of the Korowai tribe by the outside was even more recent than that of the Baliem Valley peoples, occurring as recently as 25 years ago.

The Korowai populate the lowland rainforests of south-central Papua, a region that sits between 100 and 200 metres above sea-level.

The majority of the Korowai clans live in tree houses on their isolated territory.

The Korowai are hunter gatherers and horticulturalists who practice shifting cultivation.

Leadership structures are based on personal qualities of strong men rather than on institution.

Interclan warfare occurs mainly because of witchcraft and sorcery related conflicts.

Within the framework of punishing those who committed witchcraft a certain type of cannibal justice is found.

In 2006, the television show 60 Minutes claimed that when someone in Korowai society is convicted of being a khakhua (secret witch doctor) he is tried, and if convicted he or she is tortured, executed, and eaten.