Shrunken heads, South America, 19th century

Made:: 1801-1900 in Ecuador

Shrunken head with long hair, decorated with feathers and beads, by Jivaro tribe, Ecuador

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A642555

Materials:: hair

Measurements:: height 710 mm
width 80 mm
length 130 mm

type:: human remains and shrunken heads

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Shrunken heads, South America, 19th century

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