For Sale: A Shrunken Head, A Taxidermied Albino Giraffe and 18th Century Iron Elephant Barding

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At a little more than $19,000 a shrunken head is a comparative bargain.

Or the thoughtful gift-giver might prefer a taxiderm[ied] Albino giraffe. The price tag is about $1.7 million.

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Other great gift ideas:

  • A Tibetan skull bowl.
  • A period vampire killing kit.
  • An Egyptian mummified falcon.
  • A pistol ring.

Images via New York Daily News.
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Times Square via Huffington Post.

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