Nov 2, 2010: Shrunken Heads

Trilby · 11-02-2010, 12:27 AM

the guy on the left looks familiar...

spudcon · 11-02-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

the guy on the left looks familiar...

Yeah, I think I saw him buried up to his head in mud at Woostock. Glad to see someone gave him a shampoo.

Sheldonrs · 11-02-2010, 08:35 AM

Who doesn't like a little head?

newtimer · 11-02-2010, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

the guy on the left looks familiar...

I think he was one of the guys from ABBA. Now we know why they haven't made any albums in a long time.

glatt · 11-02-2010, 09:56 AM

I remember being fascinated by a shrunken head in a museum when I was a kid, but can't remember which one. I've tried to find it by revisiting the museums from my youth, but haven't been able to. I assume it was taken from public display.

Recently, I looked into shrunken heads, and was reading about them online. I found some website with stories about people who not too long ago (70's) traveled into the jungle to try to get shrunken heads from the tribes and were never heard from again. Then later, shrunken heads of a few white people (perhaps those collectors) showed up on the market.

It's kind of gruesome to be collecting trophy human parts.

SPUCK · 11-03-2010, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

It's kind of gruesome to be collecting trophy human parts.

Naw... I like my human skin leather chair.

spudcon · 11-03-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

Naw... I like my human skin leather chair.

I'm glad to hear that Spuck. The wild Naugas are becoming extinct world wide.

dirkydirk · 11-03-2010, 04:10 PM

Is he the singer with Guns and Roses ?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-03-2010, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I remember being fascinated by a shrunken head in a museum when I was a kid, but can't remember which one. I've tried to find it by revisiting the museums from my youth, but haven't been able to. I assume it was taken from public display.

A lot of US museums have been caught up in the politically correct tide, returning human remains to their home countries, or native tribes. Other displays have been shuffled off to the back room to avoid criticism.

I looked for a story I read while putting this shrunken heads post together, and Googled "museums returning human remains"... I got 383,000 hits.

11-02-2010, 12:27 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	the guy on the left looks familiar... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-02-2010, 08:35 AM	#3
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Who doesn't like a little head? __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-03-2010, 04:10 PM	#8
dirkydirk Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	On the right Is he the singer with Guns and Roses ?

11-02-2010, 09:56 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I remember being fascinated by a shrunken head in a museum when I was a kid, but can't remember which one. I've tried to find it by revisiting the museums from my youth, but haven't been able to. I assume it was taken from public display. Recently, I looked into shrunken heads, and was reading about them online. I found some website with stories about people who not too long ago (70's) traveled into the jungle to try to get shrunken heads from the tribes and were never heard from again. Then later, shrunken heads of a few white people (perhaps those collectors) showed up on the market. It's kind of gruesome to be collecting trophy human parts.

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