Himba Hearts, Native Ochre Pendants humans This is a museum and

This is a museum and research quality cast of a Smilodon fatalis sabertooth "tiger" skull

Darwin observed and wrote about them during his travels in the 1830s

They come framed in a 4

Indonesian Copper Tip Trilobite beetles (Platerodrilus ruficollis)

For a sense of scale

Himba Hearts, Native Ochre Pendants humans This is a museum andThese glass heart pendants are filled with real aboriginal ochre from the Himba tribe of northern Namibia. The Himba are the last nomadic people left in Namibia. They are well known for covering their bodies in a mixture of butterfats and this ochre to cleanse their skin during droughts and to provide protection from the harsh climate and insect bites. To the Himba peoples wearing ochre is powerfully beautiful, with its colouration symbolizing blood,