S. American Headhunters
I believe the practice of shrinking heads is done only in S. America .
A childhood friend of mine had one , IIRC it was a little smaller than a softball .
We found it endlessly fascinating to examine and contemplate .
Where are the swords of these peoples ?
Were any of these tribes metal workers ?
If they depended on trade for metal implements wouldn't the machete be the only real edged weapon available to them ?
The blade/s pictured don't strike me as trade goods ; if they were then why haven't we seen more of them ?
Last edited by Rick; 29th January 2005 at 09:26 PM.
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