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

Unlike other neighboring peoples or cultures, they did not practice headhunting, and their skulls were considered...

This type of skull from the Marind-Anim tribe, south of Papua New Guinea, decorates the skulls of their ancestors or

The Paracas and Nazca peoples are considered to belong to different cultures and there is enough geographic, chronological, political and...

This unique skull of a ship captain or sailor, with a cap, remains of clothing, hair, shells, limpets, seaweed, earth, etc... was not found in the depths of the sea, but...

The TIV voodoo skulls of Nigeria, are highly valued because they are powerful and dangerous with them, the descendants...

Some overmodeled skulls were part of full-body effigies known as rambaramps. Only the highest-status men in...

Nkisi Mbumba skulls are considered magical objects filled with medicines that contain a spirit of an ancestor and...

The skulls, and sometimes other remains belonging to deceased relatives, were decorated and carried on the back during mourning. They were believed to have the power to...

The Marind-anim tribe, (New Guinea - Indonesia). They were known headhunters and cannibals, although they did not hunt for food, but...