Shrunken Head with Long Hair

Made:
before 1925 in Ecuador

Shrunken head with long hair, decorated with bird's heads, by Jivaro tribe, Ecuador

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A36674
Materials:
Measurements:
height 700 mm
width 85 mm
length 115 mm
type:
shrunken head and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust