How Shrunken Heads Work
How Shrunken Heads Work
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Although U.S. museum collections are rife with counterfeits, shrunken heads are far from fiction. The Shuar tribe of Ecuador has shrunken heads for centuries. Learn the methodical process of shrinking a head and how they’re used in this episode.