Shrunken head
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shrunken-head-204-10864674
title:
Shrunken head
text:
A shrunken head is a severed and specially-prepared human head – often decreased to many times smaller than typical size – that is used for trophy, ritual, trade, or other purposes. Headhunting is believed to have occurred in many regions of the world since time immemorial, but the practice of headshrinking per se has only been documented in the northwestern region of the Amazon rainforest. Jivaroan peoples, which includes the Shuar, Achuar, Huambisa and Aguaruna tribes from Ecuador and Peru, ar
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description:
Specially prepared human head
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrunken_head
date created:
2004-05-19T15:48:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T00:22:19Z
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