Rare Headshrinking Footage Confirmed? - Warning Video contains graphic images

nationalgeographic. ^ | November 13, 2009

[JoeProBono]

What could be the only footage of an actual human headshrinking ceremony in South America--which shows heads being boiled and dried--may be real, says an explorer in a new documentary.

Warning Video contains graphic images

In its special, author and explorer Piers Gibbon set out to find out if the film is genuine.

The film was made in 1961 by Polish Explorer Edmundo Bielawski, who, with a team of seven, set out to explore and document the worlds largest rain forest: The Amazon.

Head-shrinking was only practiced by one portion of the Amazon jungle-dwelling population- the Shuar. Headshrinking was a form of summary justice carried out on enemies. The shrinking process was deemed necessary to stop the victims evil spirit from seeking revenge.

[Slings and Arrows]

I know just who to talk to.

[JoeProBono]

[Berlin_Freeper]

Thanks!

btw that guy looks a lot more civilized than I always imagined.

Back in the day even the freaks had to present themselves well.

[earlJam]

Kramer: Look away, I'm hideous.

[fanfan]

What you need is some spit balls!

Let Piper show you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5AIL2J35Rw

[GovernmentShrinker]

Looks like she’ll never suffer from the dreaded “flat hair”. Think of all the time and money that will be saved, as she skips the daily ritual of applying mousse and/or hairspray, and blow-drying to achieve “root lift”.

[SunkenCiv]

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[colorado tanker]

There was a guy in one scene with a gun. Bodyguard? It wouln’t be real smart to go way upriver to watch headshrinkers unarmed.