Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1890 — A CRUESOME CURIOSITY. [ARTICLE]

A CRUESOME CURIOSITY.

The Head of a South American Indian Enbalmed 500 Tears Ago. Of all the hideous, uncanny objects, says the Boston Globe, the one that hangs in the window of the Hall Rubber company is the preserved head of a South American Indian. The is five centuries old and. belonged to an Indian chief named Hujtanbrasa, who was killed during the war with the Augaruna Indians on the river Santiago. The head was out from the body by its Brazilian oaptors, and, with consummate art, all the bony matter was removed from the interior, leaving nothing but the flesh and skin. Then, by some long lost process, it was embalmed; so perfect is the work that all the features are preserved in their exact proportions, but so reduced in size that the whole head is not larger than a good sized orange. Attached to the top of the head, and run through the upper lip, are long strands of bright colored hemp, used in carrying the head at the waist as a trophy, after the fashion of the North American Indians. Black silken hair, about eighteen inches long, hangs down on cither side, and the chin is adorned with a black imperial. Even the eyebrows and the short hairs in the nostrils are preserved. The curiosity is valued at $5,000, and will be presented to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. If saving money is any object to you, you can save neaily oat-half in buying your boots, shoes and clothing at the , / Chicago Bargain Store.