Shrunken head
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A shrunken head is a severed and specially prepared human head with the skull removed – many times smaller than its original size – that is used for trophy, ritual, trade, or other purposes.
Shrunken heads in the permanent collection of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle
Shrunken head from the Shuar people, formerly on display in the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford
Shrunken head exhibited at the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, Florida
Shrunken head in the Knight Bus, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Time immemorial
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Time immemorial is a phrase meaning time extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition, indefinitely ancient, "ancient beyond memory or record". The phrase is used in legally significant
Shrunken head
…original 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 head shrinking has only been documented in the northwestern region of the Amazon rainforest. Jivaroan peoples, which includes the…
Richard I the Lionheart being anointed during his coronation in Westminster Abbey in 1189, from a 13th-century chronicle. Any time before the accession of Richard I is considered "time immemorial" in English law.