Shuar (A Shrunken Head) — Is A Human Head That Has Been Processed And Prepared Removing Much Flesh And All Bone, Shrinking It In The Process, Filled With Sand, For Ritual Use Or Trade. A Shrunken Head Is A Severed And Specially Prepared Human Head
Jeweled Skeletons of Christian Saints The new book Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs by Paul Koudounaris provide a rare look at the Europe’s jeweled skeletons of Christian saints. In the 16th century the Protestant
