LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:

In the far away islands of the sea in the jungles of Africa, the wilds of Borneo, and also in the cannibal infested regions of South America, live many cannibal tribes of jungle warriors,  Probably the best known of all the cannibal tribes are the Jivaros, of Peru in South America.      

Those human  flesh eating cannibals were often spoken of by the late Robert Ripley, in his Believe It Or Not,  These cannibal  head hunters of Peru, are very fond of human flesh and all other native tribes very much fear the Jivaro warrior.    

For well they know the tortures and sure death that await them if captured by this blood thirsty band of the forest.    

After a victim  is captured he or she, as the cane may be, sometimes is held a prisoner for days and great"feasting and rejoicing with dancing and making hideous faces before the victim who soon will be broiling over hot coals in the jungle wilderness.    

After all  ceremonies have been performed the captor of the victim, after receiving much praise, is permitted to take the life of the victim.    

Sometimes victim is slowly tortured to death by fire or starvation, may be choked to death or killed by the spear or bow and arrow. After death victim's scalp is pulled over skull,  leaving nose, mouth, eyes and ears as much life like as is possible. Scalp is filled with red hot grave! and a sizzling starts. This may be kept up for days until the heat has reduced the head to desired size, then mouth of victim is sewed shut so it will never divulge the jungle secrets in the great Spirit World.

Ladies   and   Gentlemen   for   your   approval   the Shrunken Head.

Lecture Courtesy of Shad Kvetko

Photograph from the collection of John Robinson