Imitation shrunken head

Made:
1850-1930 in Ecuador
maker:
Unknown

Native imitation shrunken head of gourd and human hair, Ecuadorian, 1850-1935

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A88119
Materials:
frame, gourd, hair, human and face, skin, human, possibly
Measurements:
diameter 60 mm
hair: length 250 mm
type:
human remains, human hair and imitation shrunken head
credit:
Wellcome Trust