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Kittywumpus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Where are you finding all of these shrunken heads?
Comment on Are shrunken heads a rights violation?
Kittywumpus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Where are you finding all of these shrunken heads?
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They’re not.
The vast majority were fakes because demand was so high and supply was so low.
It was a lot less effort to make it out of a sloth or monkey, and back then there was literally no way someone could know, even if they had one they 100% knew was authentic right next to it.
So while some authentic ones were out there, no one could tell the difference. So it was way more likely any that made it into a museum or large collection was fake.