This is an authentic, ceremonial shrunken head made by the Shuar people. Some of the characteristics of a real tsantsa are the long hair, sealed orifices, and sewn lips, the strap used the hang the head, and the dark, polished color. via The College of

This is an authentic, ceremonial shrunken head made by the Shuar people. Some of the characteristics of a real tsantsa are the long hair, sealed orifices, and sewn lips, the strap used the hang the head, and the dark, polished color. via The College of

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