Shrink head

A shrunken head is a severed and specially prepared human head that is used for trophy, ritual, or trade purposes.

Headhunting occurred in many regions of the world. But the practice of headshrinking has only ever been recorded in the northwestern region of the Amazon rain forest.[1 ] In the Amazon rain forest the only tribes known to have shrunken human heads are the Shuar (mainly), Achuar, Huambisa and Aguaruna, collectively classified as the Jivaroan peoples of Ecuador and Peru. Among the Shuar, a shrunken head is known as a tsantsa,[2 ] also transliterated tzantza.

Headhunting and shrinking of heads is a practice that survived on Planet Guayas. Lt. Mao Mao Vouza is known to carry a bag with at least one Tsantsa in it on his belt at all times. He has never shared who it is other than someone he killed during a ritual war of his tribe with another tribe.