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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 7711431, member: 81887"]Well, according to Wikipedia (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrunken_head" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrunken_head" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrunken_head</a>):</p><p><br /></p><p>"The process of creating a shrunken head begins with removing the skull from the neck. An incision is made on the back of the ear and all the skin and flesh is removed from the cranium. Red seeds are placed underneath the nostrils and the lips are sewn shut. The mouth is held together with three palm pins. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat" rel="nofollow">Fat</a> from the flesh of the head is removed. Then a wooden ball is placed under the flesh in order to keep the form. The flesh is then boiled in water that has been saturated with a number of herbs containing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannin" rel="nofollow">tannins</a>. The head is then dried with hot rocks and sand, while molding it to retain its human features. The skin is then rubbed down with charcoal ash. Decorative beads may be added to the head."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 7711431, member: 81887"]Well, according to Wikipedia ([URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrunken_head[/URL]): "The process of creating a shrunken head begins with removing the skull from the neck. An incision is made on the back of the ear and all the skin and flesh is removed from the cranium. Red seeds are placed underneath the nostrils and the lips are sewn shut. The mouth is held together with three palm pins. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat']Fat[/URL] from the flesh of the head is removed. Then a wooden ball is placed under the flesh in order to keep the form. The flesh is then boiled in water that has been saturated with a number of herbs containing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannin']tannins[/URL]. The head is then dried with hot rocks and sand, while molding it to retain its human features. The skin is then rubbed down with charcoal ash. Decorative beads may be added to the head."[/QUOTE]
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