Male skull without mandible

Made:
1830-1900 in Papua New Guinea

Male skull without mandible, eye sockets inland with mother of pearl with pupils kept out of sentiments and for divination, from Dyke Bay, Papua New Guinea, 1830-1900. Skull is believed to be male.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A7090
Materials:
bone, wax and shell
type:
human remains and skull
credit:
Wellcome Trust