Human skull

Made:
1871-1920 in Papua New Guinea

Human skull, trophy, with jaws laced together with cane strips, forehead decorated with incised triangle, from Fly River area, New Guinea, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157601
Materials:
bone, teeth, ivory and strips, cane
type:
human remains and skull
credit:
Wellcome Trust