UK auction house cancels ‘disrespectful’ sale of shrunken heads and skulls

UK auction house cancels ‘disrespectful’ sale of shrunken heads and skulls

Museums and Indian minister criticised Swan auction house in Oxfordshire over sale of human remains A British auction house has withdrawn from sale human and ancestral remains, including shrunken heads and skulls, from communities across the globe after criticism from native groups and museums. Among items initially listed were shrunken heads from the Jivaro people…