Woody Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 The National Geographic Channel is disclosing the people who are shrinking heads deep in the Amazon. On Sunday night they are having a special program to document how and what is going on in there. It sounds very interesting. Be sure to tune in. Degrimm ... do you get this channel? Check your local listing. This brings new meanings to 'shrink'. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Doug Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 I want to see that so bad but I don't have cable. If I could get cable the only channels I would watch are The National Geographic channel, The History Channel, and a couple of other ones. Quote
GreatLakesGramma Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 Yesterday or the day before, for some reason, I thought about shrunken heads and wondered how it was done. In particular, I was wondering if they removed the skull & just shrink the skin and stuff it, like a taxidermist stuffs an animal. I was going to look it up, but forgot by the time I finished the work I was doing when it came to mind. I think I'll go look it up now. Quote Catherine God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26. "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you." -- C. S. Lewis
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted November 13, 2009 Members Posted November 13, 2009 When I was in Pathfinders years ago, a missionary doctor brought in a shrunken monkey head (at least I HOPE it was a monkey head) for us to see. It was gross. Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
GreatLakesGramma Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 What I read was downright disgusting. Shrunken heads were actually quite rare due to cultural restrictions against killing. But when Westerners created an economic demand for them, killing increased in order to supply them for collectors and tourists. I wonder if those people knew that innocent people were murdered just to supply them with souvenirs. Quote Catherine God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26. "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you." -- C. S. Lewis
Woody Posted November 13, 2009 Author Posted November 13, 2009 The ones who were sick were the ones who did the head shrinking. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Woody Posted November 14, 2009 Author Posted November 14, 2009 That I don't know. You will have to watch the show Sunday Night but then that would interfer with my 2nd most favorite TV Show ... the Amazing Race. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted November 14, 2009 Members Posted November 14, 2009 REDWOOD WELL watch 1st for 1/2 hour and watch 2nd for 1/2 hour dgrimm60 that's a good idea.... then you can see what they begin with, then the end product ... Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
Woody Posted November 14, 2009 Author Posted November 14, 2009 I'll just TIVO both of them. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Woody Posted November 14, 2009 Author Posted November 14, 2009 Do Head Shrinkers mind being TIVOed? Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Guest Posted November 14, 2009 Posted November 14, 2009 Hey all, you can get your head shrunk right here in the US of A, and be home in time for supper. Quote
GreatLakesGramma Posted November 14, 2009 Posted November 14, 2009 REDWOOD WELL YES BUT I was wondering it the people that got killed were terminally ill and were going to die any way??? dgrimm60 According to the article, some of them got heads from their version of the morgue, but mostly it was raiding other tribes and killing them. Later, some started making fake ones, from monkey or sloth heads, or from goatskin. Quote Catherine God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26. "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you." -- C. S. Lewis
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