Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax

Museum number:
16-8853
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21160008853
Alternate number:
UC 156 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1219
Description:
Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.
Donor:
Michael J. Harner
Collection place:
Ecuador
Culture or time period:
Untsuri Shuara (Jivaro)
Collector:
Michael J. Harner
Collection date:
Spring 1957
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gourds (plant components)
Accession date:
1957
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax, accession number 16-8853, described as Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax, accession number 16-8853, described as Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax, accession number 16-8853, described as Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax, accession number 16-8853, described as Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax, accession number 16-8853, described as Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax, accession number 16-8853, described as Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tsentsa of gourd, human hair, beeswax, accession number 16-8853, described as Tsantsa, or trophy, made of gourd, beeswax, and human hair. Made when the tribal victim is not a relative. Shuar, Ecuador.

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