Ceremonial ancestral skull of child

Ceremonial ancestral skull of child, artificially deformed, features rebuilt and painted forming mask, with fibre string attached, from Malekula, New Hebrides, 1871-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657202
Materials:
bone, human, teeth, clay and fibre
type:
mask, human remains and skull
credit:
Wellcome Trust