These sequined figures with a human skull represent Zazi Maza Wangòl, a forest spirit who...

nduruku is a name given by their neighbors or rivals, meaning "red ants," alluding to their ferocious...

Is it legal to own human skulls? In short: It depends. Owning them falls into a gray area almost everywhere...

The Kelabit are an indigenous subgroup within the broader Dayak ethnic group, the name that encompasses many native peoples of...

The painted skulls of the Solomon Islands are part of a complex ancestral and ritual tradition of the Melanesian people, with communities or groups in...

The painted human skulls of New Ireland are part of the funerary, spiritual, and social traditions of the peoples of...

Tsantsa, tzantza or shrunken head is the practice of the indigenous Shuar-Jíbaro people (South America) of "shrinking heads". This procedure made the...

Egyptian mummies are obviously the most recognizable and admired mummies by all; the oldest date back to the end of...

The Bizango are secret organizations that operate in an unofficial justice system that works on...

The INCAS sacrificed children and young virgins as offerings to their gods: the sun, the earth, the mountains, the stars, the rays and to calm the volcanoes...