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PTD Psycho Tiki D Tiki Socialite The river Styx, can you pay the toll? Joined: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 1857	PTD Psycho Tiki D Posted posted on Tue, Oct 14, 2008 5:04 PM Paipo...don't know if you will be able to read from the pictures. Here is the story... "The Story of Ikky Woo Woo Ikky Woo Woo was a Jivaro Indian who lost his head. The Jivaro (pronounced hi varo) live deep in the steaming jungles of Ecuador and Peru, along the course of the mighty, treacherous Amazon River. These-the largest and most powerful South American Indians-strike terror into the hearts of other tribes, because of their ability to shrink heads to 1/5th of their natural size. Jivaros are not cannibals, and do not kill wantonly, but as a part of their religion. A head hunting expedition is often caused by the death of the oldest male in the family. This must be avenged by the stamping out of evil spirits causing the death...and these spirits reside in someone's head. the bruja (medicine man) and sons of the departed drink natema, a brew of bitter roots. This strong narcotic produces visions, which tell them where the evil spirits are. The braves paint their bodies in grotesque patterns, braid feathers into their long hair, and set forth. While a head can be preserved and shrunken in one week, the ritual lasts up to a year. An Indian working on the tsantsa (head) is painted red, lives on a special diet, eats no flesh, and shuns women. He dances the hanlsamata (Spirit Killing Dance), so the tsantsa will not cause death or accident to him or his clan. At year's end, the entire tribe has a victory celebration. The Indian beeseches the spirits of his ancestors to transmigrate the dead soul into an animal, a plant, a stone or another human body, and so give it a home where it will not be free to plague him. The tsantsa, itself, has no further value, and is tossed aside. Ikky Woo Woo, one of the most perfect Tsantsas ever to be brought out of the jungle, was one of two authentic shrunken heads in the Robert Ripley Collection exhibited at the 1932 Chicago World's Fair. Ikky is insured for $5,000.00. Make a wish-put a coin in Ikky's box. The box is opened regularly and the contents distributed to local charities. Help someone in need and make your own wish come true". PTD [ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2008-10-14 17:26 ]

Paipo...don't know if you will be able to read from the pictures. Here is the story...

"The Story of Ikky Woo Woo

Ikky Woo Woo was a Jivaro Indian who lost his head.

The Jivaro (pronounced hi varo) live deep in the steaming jungles of Ecuador and Peru, along the course of the mighty, treacherous Amazon River.
These-the largest and most powerful South American Indians-strike terror into the hearts of other tribes, because of their ability to shrink heads to 1/5th of their natural size.

Jivaros are not cannibals, and do not kill wantonly, but as a part of their religion. A head hunting expedition is often caused by the death of the oldest male in the family. This must be avenged by the stamping out of evil spirits causing the death...and these spirits reside in someone's head. the bruja (medicine man) and sons of the departed drink natema, a brew of bitter roots. This strong narcotic produces visions, which tell them where the evil spirits are. The braves paint their bodies in grotesque patterns, braid feathers into their long hair, and set forth.

While a head can be preserved and shrunken in one week, the ritual lasts up to a year. An Indian working on the tsantsa (head) is painted red, lives on a special diet, eats no flesh, and shuns women. He dances the hanlsamata (Spirit Killing Dance), so the tsantsa will not cause death or accident to him or his clan.

At year's end, the entire tribe has a victory celebration. The Indian beeseches the spirits of his ancestors to transmigrate the dead soul into an animal, a plant, a stone or another human body, and so give it a home where it will not be free to plague him. The tsantsa, itself, has no further value, and is tossed aside.

Ikky Woo Woo, one of the most perfect Tsantsas ever to be brought out of the jungle, was one of two authentic shrunken heads in the Robert Ripley Collection exhibited at the 1932 Chicago World's Fair. Ikky is insured for $5,000.00.

Make a wish-put a coin in Ikky's box. The box is opened regularly and the contents distributed to local charities. Help someone in need and make your own wish come true".

PTD

[ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2008-10-14 17:26 ]

Post #413349 by Psycho Tiki D on Tue, Oct 14, 2008 5:04 PM