The Reason This South American Tribe Shrunk Their Enemies' Heads - a podcast by Smithsonian Channel

The Shuar of South America is the only tribe to have never been conquered by the Spanish Empire. But the thing they're most famous for is a macabre tradition: shrinking the heads of their enemies.

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