tsantsa
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tsantsa
from Shuar
Example Sentences
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The tsantsa was displayed in the Willet Science Center at Mercer University before it was placed in the university’s small cultural museum.
From New York Times • May 13, 2021
In 1942, James Harrison, then serving in the Army Air Forces, got his hands on the tsantsa while he was in Ecuador.
From New York Times • May 13, 2021
In memoirs, he described an interaction he had with men who spoke a language in the Chicham linguistic family in which he traded coins, a pocketknife and military insignia for the tsantsa.
From New York Times • May 13, 2021
The head, a mummified Amazonian war trophy called a tsantsa, had been in the possession of Mercer University in Macon, Ga., for decades.
From New York Times • May 13, 2021
"The singular artifact in this paper is presumed to be an authentic tsantsa composed of human tissue," wrote professors Byron and Kiefer.
From Fox News • May 11, 2021
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