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Jivaro

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Jivaro

An American Indian people of the tropical forests of southeastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. They live by farming, hunting, fishing, and weaving; the Jivaro language belongs to the Andean-Equatorial family. They were formerly notorious for preserving the hair and shrunken skin of the heads of their enemies as battle trophies.
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Their reputation as killers intimidated even the neighboring Jivaro tribe, a fierce band of headhunters whose children were required to recite a list of enemies each night as they went to sleep.
From killers to Christians: fifty years ago, five missionaries dated ... by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
How is it that wartime rape is regularly perpetrated by men who have massively different socialization experiences: imperial Japanese troops, Mongol raiders, Maori, Yanomamo, Jivaro, and New Guinean tribesmen, and American soldiers in Vietnam?
Explaining wartime rape by Gottschall, Jonathan / The Journal of Sex Research
Shrinking heads, or making tsantsa, an ancient practice associated mostly with the Jivaro tribe of South America, was believed to keep away avenging spirits.
Gross out? (Activities & Oddities) by Chiang, Mona / Science World
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