Canuckistan posted:

Canuckistan posted:

Dick Fontaine posted:

such a psychic weight on this thing. if there were objects of import to those in the afterlife, like the fetters that keep them bound to this world, this weird smelly ashtray is one of them for sure

Canuckistan posted:

Internetjack posted:

I checked ebay and there are a surprising number of shrunken heads for sale for a lot less money than you'd expect.

Ralph Hurley posted:

Edit: can you post the cursed head?

Internetjack posted:

A shrunken head. My grandfather got it in Ecuador or somewhere further south around 1930. Literally smuggled it back to the states in his pants. Competing native tribes did it as ceremony, but learned they could sell them to white tourists for what equated to them as a small fortune. Like $50. So they killed each other and sold heads as tourist trinkets.

It's small, about the size of your fist (skull was removed of course). The skin has darkened from a deep brown to almost black color over the years. It's eyes and mouth are sewn shut. It still has a full head of hair, though it's a bit wispy. It was put in a glass display case where it rests on a post that goes into it's neck. It's haunting to even think about it.

I gained ownership of it years ago when my parents put their estate into a trust and had me, my brother, and sister there to go over the fine details. Brother and sister did not want the head at all when it came up, so I begrudgingly said I'd take it. Otherwise ownership would fall to my eldest aunt who said she would give it a proper Christian burial. I'm pretty sure the dude wasn't Christian.

It resides at my parent's place in the attic. I'll have to take possession when they both pass. I have no idea what I will do with it, other than put it in my attic. I checked ebay and there are a surprising number of shrunken heads for sale for a lot less money than you'd expect. There's a small hand written tag in the case and I tried finding if the tribe or descendants still existed; and they do not. I called the cultural contact for the country and asked if they would want it back, and they essentially told me, "lol, No. We have so many of those we have no idea what to do with them."

I'll have to take possession someday, but short of a decent pile of money, I guess I get to have a shrunken head in my possession in the future. It's gnarly as heck.

Snowy posted:

Some sort of monkey skull maybe, or something else idk. My dad brought it back from a trip to somewhere and he gave it to me years later.

I guess I actually would part with it but for the sake of the thread let’s pretend I wouldn’t.

Junk posted:

Me again. posted:

a big sister gift at 6 when my younger brother was born

Sid Vicious posted:

my wife

maybealabia posted:

Is this a thing?

Roundup Ready posted:

This weird derp tiger(?) my wife stumbled across somewhere. It's just too stupid to not love.

Sid Vicious posted:

my wife

Internetjack posted:

Sadly, no. The head is 1400 miles away, and there is no one there this time of year to snap a pic. I do recall that there is a black and white photo that accompanies it. It's my grandfather standing next to the tribal leader he bought it from. Just chillin' in the jungle, buying heads.

When my grandparents passed and the estate had to be evaluated for inheritance my father and his siblings had two evaluations done separately. Each appraiser essentially said, "Holy poo poo, this is a shrunken head!" My father and siblings just said, "yeah, no poo poo".

Internetjack posted:

A shrunken head. My grandfather got it in Ecuador or somewhere further south around 1930. Literally smuggled it back to the states in his pants. Competing native tribes did it as ceremony, but learned they could sell them to white tourists for what equated to them as a small fortune. Like $50. So they killed each other and sold heads as tourist trinkets.

It's small, about the size of your fist (skull was removed of course). The skin has darkened from a deep brown to almost black color over the years. It's eyes and mouth are sewn shut. It still has a full head of hair, though it's a bit wispy. It was put in a glass display case where it rests on a post that goes into it's neck. It's haunting to even think about it.

I gained ownership of it years ago when my parents put their estate into a trust and had me, my brother, and sister there to go over the fine details. Brother and sister did not want the head at all when it came up, so I begrudgingly said I'd take it. Otherwise ownership would fall to my eldest aunt who said she would give it a proper Christian burial. I'm pretty sure the dude wasn't Christian.

It resides at my parent's place in the attic. I'll have to take possession when they both pass. I have no idea what I will do with it, other than put it in my attic. I checked ebay and there are a surprising number of shrunken heads for sale for a lot less money than you'd expect. There's a small hand written tag in the case and I tried finding if the tribe or descendants still existed; and they do not. I called the cultural contact for the country and asked if they would want it back, and they essentially told me, "lol, No. We have so many of those we have no idea what to do with them."

I'll have to take possession someday, but short of a decent pile of money, I guess I get to have a shrunken head in my possession in the future. It's gnarly as heck.

Roleplaying Dad posted:

This guy was a gift to my mom in honor of my older brother's birth, so it's been in my parents house since before I was born. When my husband and I bought a new fancy house last year I asked mom if I could have him. She said yes as long I promised not to sell it until after she dies. First of all, to whom would I sell it; everybody else I have ever known wants me to burn it in a fire lol. Second, why would I sell him? I love him!

Private Cumshoe posted:

Me (owned)

BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

Lol nipple pinching clown owns

Junk posted: