Sat 7 Jun, 2008
Shrunken Human Head Amazon Headhunters: Few things are as ghastly yet bizarrely fascinating as the Shrunken Human Head. What is it about these curios? What is it that makes them so universally intriguing?
“Shrunken Human Head Amazon Headhunters” hail from the South American shores of Ecuador and Peru. Shrunken heads were the heads of their adversaries and held as trophies and to protect them from the spirits of their enemies. Indeed the spirit world was more terrifying than the enemies themselves.
Shrunken Human Heads from the Amazon Headhunters became sought after from curio collectors around the globe over 100 years ago. This fascination in shrunken heads resulted in global trade. Soon members of the tribes discovered they could use shrunken heads as a type of currency, trading them with Westerners for guns and other items.
These days Shrunken Human Heads from the Amazon Headhunters fetch untold sums at high end art auctions and through other forums, effectively pricing them out of the reach of average collectors. With a strong demand for shrunken heads, many fakes and gaffs began to spring up, often of goat skin or other animal materials. They became so common place that a do it yourself shrunken head kit for kids was make available with Vincent Price on the box. This allowed parents and kids to make their own shrunken heads by heating and shrinking apples.
There are many options for the collector including some fine movie prop shrunken human heads from Supermongrel Studios. Built on a lifelong fascination, these shrunken heads are sure to delight collectors and connoisseurs alike.
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