Although few effigies of trophy heads are known in the corpus of Jama-Coaque-style ceramics, some images of shrunken heads (called Tzanzas), or masks that represent them, adorn the clothing depicted on some ceramic figures.
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Title: Anthropomorphic Figurine
Creator: Culture Jama-Coaque
Creator Lifespan: -500 - 1530
Creator Nationality: Ecuador
Creator Death Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
Creator Birth Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
Date: 500 B.C. - 1530
Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast