The Case of the Shrunken Head. The head in question has long been one of the most popular displays in the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, says curator of exhibits Jim Diffily.
Longtime visitors remember it fondly.
According to museum records, Diffily says, it's a Jivaro Indian tsanta - a human head taken in tribal warfare and shrunk to the size of a baseball. Recently it was put on display again for the museum's 60th anniversary. Inquiring minds want to know. Over the years, says Diffily, museum workers have had their doubts. The most recent doubter was chief science curator Bill Voss, who pronounced it a fake.