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Horn feeding cup from Edward Whymper collection

1801-1920

Bronze Axehead from Ecuador, South America

Earring or necklace made of seeds and beetle elytra

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, Shuar, Ecuador, 1801-1900

Tsantsa with long hair

1801-1900

Tsantsa (shrunken head) of a male sloth, Shuar, Ecuador, 1850-1930

Tsantsa of a male sloth

1850-1930

Tsantsa (shrunken head), possibly of a child, Ecuador, before 1928

Tsantsa of a child

before 1928

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feather ornaments and beads, Shuar, Ecuador, 1801-1900

Tsantsa with long hair, with feather and bead ornaments

1801-1900

Tsantsa (shrunken head), possibly of a child, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1928

Tsantsa, possibly of a child

before 1928

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with short hair, decorated with feathers and bead necklet, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1931

Tsantsa with short hair, decorated with feathers and bead necklet

before 1931

Imitation tsantsa (shrunken head) of gourd and human hair, unknown maker, Ecuador, 1850-1935

Imitation tsantsa

1850-1930

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, some of which has been cut, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1929

Tsantsa with long hair, some of which has been cut

before 1929

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with short hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1906

Tsantsa with short hair

before 1906

Bamboo quiver containing 26 bamboo darts for use with blowpipe and with gourd for carrying fletching material, from Ecuador, 1801-1920

Bamboo Quiver and Blowpipe Darts

1801-1920

Pendant of beetle elytra, with human hair at distal end, cut from tsantsa (shrunken head), Shuar, Ecuador, before 1919

String of beetle elytra and hair from a tsantsa

before 1919

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with grey curly hair, Ecuador, before 1941

Tsantsa with grey curly hair

before 1941

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair and feather ornaments, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1931

Tsantsa with long hair and feather ornaments

before 1931

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with plaited hair and facial hair, decorated with feathers, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1929

Tsantsa with plaited hair and feather decoration

before 1929

Tsantsa (shrunken head) of a female sloth, Shuar, Ecuador, 1850-1930

Tsantsa of a female sloth

1850-1930

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, strings of beads suspended from ears, Shuar, Ecuador

Tsantsa with long hair

1801-1900

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, acquired in Ecuador just beyond Quito, before 1931

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1931

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long brown hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1926

Tsantsa with long brown hair

before 1926

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with short hair, from Central Ecuador, before 1929

Tsantsa with short hair

before 1929

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feather ornaments, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1937

Tsantsa with long hair and feather earrings

before 1937

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1935

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1935

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with curly hair and beard, Aénts Chicham, Ecuador, before 1941

Tsantsa with curly hair and a beard

before 1941

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair and cane ear lobe ornament, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1931

Tsantsa with long hair and cane ear lobe ornament

before 1931

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair and feather ornaments, Shuar, Ecuador

Tsantsa with long hair and feather ornaments

before 1931

Pendant of beetle elytra, with human hair at distal end, cut from tsantsa (shrunken head), Shuar, Ecuador, before 1937

String of beetle elytra

before 1937

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with beads and feather ornaments, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1941

Tsantsa with long hair, decorated with beads and feathers

before 1941

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1931

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1931

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with little remaining hair, possibly Saraguro, Ecuador, before 1925

Tsantsa with little remaining hair

before 1925

Three upper incisors, with torquoise inlays, Ecuador, 1401-1850

Three upper incisors

1401-1850

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, cut short around the face, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1941

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1941

Four human auterior interiors with mineral inlays, Ecuador, 1401-1800

Four human auterior interiors with mineral inlays

1401-1800

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feathers, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1933

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1933

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with no remaining hair, eyes and lower lip decorated with beetle elytra, Shuar, Central Ecuador, before 1932

Tsantsa decorated with beetle elytra

before 1932

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long plaited hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1941

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1941

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1937

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1937

Four Human incisors with gold inlays, from Ecuador, the Esmeraldas and Mexico, 1401-1800

Four Human incisors with gold inlays

1401-1800

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long black hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1934

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1934

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feather ornaments, Shuar, Ecuador, 1801-1900

Tsantsa with long hair

1801-1900

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feather ornaments and bird's heads, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1925

Tsantsa with long hair, decorated with feather ornaments and bird's heads

before 1925

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1926

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1926

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1941

Tsantsa with long hair

before 1941

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with short hair, moustache and beard, Ecuador, before 1934

Tsantsa with short hair and beard

before 1934

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feather ornaments, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1941

Tsantsa with long hair and feather ornaments

before 1941

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with beads, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1905

Tsantsa with long hair and bead decorations

before 1905

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feather and bead ornaments, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1928

Tsantsa with long hair and feather ornaments

before 1928

Tsantsa (shrunken head), decorated with beads made from seeds and bone, Shuar, Ecuador, before 1925

Tsantsa with long hair, decorated with beads made from seeds and bone

before 1925

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with beetle elytra, Shuar, Ecuador

Tsantsa with long hair decorated with beetle elytra

before 1937