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A shrunken head is a human head that has been prepared for ritual use or trade.
Most known shrunken heads were manufactured either by indigenous peoples in Melanesia and the Amazon Basin, or by European or Euro-Americans attempting to recreate the practice. In Amazonia, the only people known to have shrunk human heads are the Shuar, Achuar, Huambisa and Aguaruna, collectively classified as the Jivaroan peoples of Ecuador and Peru. Among the Shuar, a shrunken head is known as a tsantsa.
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By the end of the nineteenth century, little was still known about the Jivaro Indian clans in South America, except for their macabre practices of taking the heads of their enemies. This practice intrigued travelers and collectors and compelled them to visit these tribes to satisfy their curiosity.
The visits of the white man helped revolutionize the Jivaro’s methods of warfare, as they began trading firearms and ammunition for shrunken human heads. (…)
In the 1930s heads were made to order and sold for approximately $25.00.
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