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Noun
1. shrunken head
Wikipedia definition
2. Shrunken headA shrunken head is a severed and specially prepared human head that is used for trophy, ritual, or trade purposes. Headhunting occurred in many regions of the world. But the practice of headshrinking has only ever been recorded in the northwestern region of the Amazon rain forest. In the Amazon rain forest the only tribes known to have shrunken human heads are the Shuar (mainly), Achuar, Huambisa and Aguaruna, collectively classified as the Jivaroan peoples of Ecuador and Peru.
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