Sensitive objects from the permanent exhibition
9. Americas, display case 28
Shrunken head tsantsa
Ecuador, Province of Pastaza
Shuar. Early 20th century
Human skin, hair, feather, plant fibre, cotton
Acquired in 1956
MEG Inv. ETHAM 057203
Shrunken head tsantsa removed in 2020 at the initiative of MEG.
