Post #329518 by Sophista-tiki on Sat, Sep 1, 2007 10:07 AM

there are several shrunken heads at the Natural History Museum in NYC. about 4 or 5 of them are on display, and I do believe that they have a couple of other shrunken oddities that have never been displayed. and now alot of museums are facing repatriation issues, so some authentic remains have to be returned to their origins. The shrunken head " souvenir " was very popular at the turn of the century. natives got paid with guns for the delivery of their tiny trophy's!

I have a whole file on shrunken heads, with several recipes versions from different regions, including Africa. Nothing like seeing them in person!