MUSEUM QUALITY ASMAT HEADHUNTED TROPHY HUMAN RESIN SKULL

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MUSEUM QUALITY ASMAT HEADHUNTED TROPHY HUMAN RESIN SKULL:
$175.00

Stunning Asmat headhunter/ancestors skull trophy with real seeds and rattan. An unusual skull cast as its slightly elongated. One of many new headhunter ancestral pieces up for sale this week. The SKULLS ARE NOT REAL but one of the best copies I can find cast from a real skull. All the other pieces on the skull are authentic sourced from Borneo and Indonesia. Original skulls sell for $2000.00 plus. if you are interested in a certain style let me know.

Headhunting raids were an important element of Asmat culture until missionaries suppressed the practice. The death of an adult, even by disease, was believed to be caused by an enemy, and relatives sought to take a head in an endless cycle of revenge and propitiation of ancestors. Heads were thought necessary for the rituals in which boys were initiated into manhood. Cannibalism was a subsidiary feature of the rituals that followed the taking of heads.

The first apparent sighting of the Asmat people by explorers was from
the deck of a ship led by a Dutch trader, Jan Carstensz in the year 1623.
Captain James Cook and his crew were the first to actually land in Asmat
on September 3, 1770 (near what is now the village of Pirimapun).
According to the journals of Captain Cook, a small party from the
HM Bark Endeavor encountered a group of Asmat warriors;
sensing a threat, the explorers quickly retreated.

The Asmat are an Indonesian cannibalistic tribe on the island;
Papua. Known to use human skulls under their heads for pillows,
they also have been reported to eat human brains mixed with sago
worms straight from halved human skulls. The Asmat live in
mangrove vegetation near the sea and rivers, on the south side
of the western part of New Guinea. The Asmat, in addition to hunting
for skulls, also worshipped them. Ancestor skulls are stripped of
brains and eyes! Nasal passages are closed to prevent evil spirits
from entering or exit the body. Asmat decorated skulls
are displayed in sacred places inside Asmat domiciles.

Asmat art, most noticeably elaborate, stylized wood carving,
is designed to honor ancestors. Many Asmat artifacts have been
collected by the world\'s museums, among the most notable of which
are those found in the Michael C. Rockefeller Collection at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Tropen Museum
in Amsterdam.
Until the 1950s, their remote and harsh location isolated the Asmat.

PLEASE NOTE

Due to the size, shape and being slightly fragile, some pieces will have to be specially wrapped, boxed and insured for loss only which shows in the shipping cost, I do not intend to take any chances with these pieces, better safe than sorry, it would be heart breaking to think it arrived broken and deserves looking after.

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The Thai postal service charges $30.00 a kilo by air, land sea is a lot cheaper but takes longer. I cannot be held responsible for your countries import taxes or any other duties that have to be paid or control what Thai post charges for shipping.

Shipping from Thailand can take between 14 to 28 days depending on the postal service and area so please be patient.

Thai post only insures for loss and not damage.

Thai post will not ship to Brazil, Spain or The Russian Federation so I can only use EMS which is about double the shipping rate quoted but twice as quick taking between 7-10 days so please contact me first before you offer.

I do my best to bring you unique and sometimes very rare items. I can sell you an item, wrap it as carefully as I can and then ship it to you. I cannot control what Thai post charges for shipping or tell you the exact time it takes to arrive to you, and can only give you a rough idea from past dealings, I have no control what so ever over any postal service\'s or U.S. customs. I use bubble wrap and peanuts to cushion each item from possible mishandling during shipping. If for any reason, the item is broken, please email within 24 hours along withpictures of the broken item, original box inside and outside.

I try to take good photo\'s with different angles, I also put all the information I know about the piece on the page including Height, Width and Weight, I also state clearly at the bottom of the page what it will cost me to ship it to you, I do not charge for the box and wrapping which is also expensive here as it has to be imported.

US & CANADA...Airmail 10 -28 Days $35.00

EUROPE...Airmail 10 -20 Days £25.00

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