See this African tribe that had a culture of elongating their head for beauty

In northeastern part of present day Democratic Republic of Congo, there live a group of people, the Mangbetu.

Among the things they are known for - their music, cannibalism et cetra, one thing made them stood out, especially during the time when the Europeans were ruling them.
The Mangbetu people had a distinct practice called Lipombo. This is a practice of wrapping a baby's head with cloth to make the head elongated.
This enlongation of the head first started as a status symbol among the ruling classes until it became a thing of beauty among the tribe
However, this practice started to die off from the 1950s when it was outlawed by the Belgian government, their colonial masters.
Take a look at some of their pictures:











I bet you didn't know about them