Headhunting, a male activity, would involve separating men from their women before, during and after coming back from an expedition. The women, as a cultural practice, would encourage men to undertake head-hunting as a prerequisite to marriage. The men would go on an expedition against other tribes or neighbouring kingdoms, and kill to score a number of heads they were able to hunt. A successful head hunter would be conferred a right to ornaments. The practice of headhunting was banned in the 19th century British India, but the Naga tribes practiced head-hunting and preserved the heads of enemies as trophies as late as 1969.