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Shrunken Heads at the Pitt Rivers Museum

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The display of shrunken heads at the Pitt Rivers Museum fascinates many visitors. In this podcast, Dr Laura Peers, curator, explains where they come from, why they were made, and the curatorial issues involved in displaying them.
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Pitt Rivers Museum
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Laura Peers
Keywords
achuar
museum
pitt rivers
shuar
anthropology
shrunken heads
Department: Pitt Rivers Museum
Date Added: 24/06/2011
Duration: 00:24:21

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