Charles Manson’s Hair and Ashes Used In New Exotic Art

Charles Manson‘s hair and cremated remains are being used in a new exotic piece of art … and it looks eerily similar to the famous mass murderer.

Ryan Almighty tells TMZ … he and fellow artist Terry Barr — who specializes in sculpting shrunken heads — recently joined forces to create Manson art.

Ryan owns some of Manson’s cremated remains and pieces of his hair … both of which were gifted to him by a close friend of Manson’s.

Once Terry sculpted the lifelike Manson head, Ryan added the remains in the eyes and attached grey hairs to the head.

Bad news for Manson followers … the shrunken head isn’t for sale, but Ryan says you can check it out at his private museum in Warren, PA.

Ryan has a history of using Manson’s remains in his art … even using ashes in a “Helter Skelter” tattoo for one Manson fanatic.

It’s dark, for sure, but it’s not the first time people were obsessed with mass killers.