Shrunken Head
Shrunken Head
Shrunken Head
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Shrunken Head

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Don't lose your head!  These specimens are only replicas.  Made from goat skin and yak hair, these heads were made by Slangome Shrunken Heads, the same artist responsible for the shrunken heads you have seen in Pirates of Caribbean: World's End.  This particular model has white hair.

Tsantsas, or shrunken heads, are an ancient traditional technique of the Jivaro Indians from Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador.  Tsantsas were made from enemies’ heads that were collected on the battlefield.  During spiritual ceremonies, the heads were carefully reduced through boiling and heating in the attempt to lock the enemy’s spirit and protect the killers from spiritual revenge.

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