Human skull showing cranial deformation by fronto-occipital pressure

Made:
1751-1910
maker:
Unknown

Human skull showing cranial deformation by fronto-occipital pressure, from Memaloose Island, Columbia River, 1751-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A54512
Materials:
bone and teeth, ivory
Measurements:
height 145 mm
width 170 mm
thickness 205 mm
type:
human remains and skull
credit:
Wellcome Trust