Microcephalic Cabezas
The Jivaro tribes, who lived deep in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon jungle, were known to practice the ancient art of shrinking human heads (tsantsa).
Want your own shrunken head for Halloween? Well, you could make a real one (scroll down for instructions), but that's messy and might involve murder, so you're probably better off buying a fake made out of goatskin or rubber. If you're feeling artsy-craftsy, you can make one out of dried apples.
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I usually make at least one apple head every Autumn. I like the unpredictability of what it will end up looking like.
Posted by: monk | October 21, 2004 12:34 PM
I'm pretty sure that I had that Vincent Price kit when I was a kid, so I must've tried to make one or two.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | October 21, 2004 3:50 PM
Oh, man! I remember that Vincent Price kit.
Posted by: czeltic girl | October 21, 2004 6:45 PM
Those tribes listed are still around, you know.
Posted by: rone | October 21, 2004 8:12 PM
Relatives of yours?...:-P
Posted by: MrBaliHai | October 21, 2004 8:51 PM