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The Shuar, also known as Jivaro, are an indigenous ethnic group that inhabits the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia. They are famous for their hunting skills and their tradition of head shrinking, know
Shuar in Huamboya
A shrunken head exhibited at the Museum of the Americas in Madrid.
Tunic in toucan feather MHNT
Shuar in Logroño, Ecuador.
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.
Shuar
…group that inhabits the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia. They are famous for their hunting skills and their tradition of head shrinking, known as tsantsa or tzantza. The Shuar language belongs to the Jivaroan linguistic family and is spoken by over 50,000 people in the region. The Shuar are known for…
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