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American’s fascination with ­“savages” and shrunken heads began in ... He refers to head shrinking as a “kind of craft.” As in, “It wouldn’t bother me to have my head shrunk.
I’ve always wondered about shrunken heads. How do they shrink the skull ... We found it in Grandma’s file of craft projects, right next to the macramé plant hangers. So you wanna shrink ...
Shrunken bodies? Struve appeared to have ... the grisly particulars of his current work. He refers to head shrinking as a "kind of craft." As in, "It wouldn't bother me to have my head shrunk.
Here's the lowdown... The process of creating a shrunken head starts with removing the skull from the neck. Then, an incision is made on the back of the ear and all the skin and flesh is removed ...
A museum at Oxford University has removed its famous collection of shrunken heads and other human remains from display as it seeks to "decolonise" its collection. Pitt Rivers Museum, which is to ...
A collection of shrunken heads which has for decades enthralled adults and children alike may be removed from an Oxford museum following complaints by an indigenous South American people.