Shrunken head with short hair

Made:
before 1936 in Venezuela

Shrunken head with short hair, acquired in Venezuela in 1936

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642477
Materials:
human hair, human skin, thread, textile, beads and seeds
Measurements:
overall weight: x x , , .17kg
type:
human remains and shrunken head
credit:
Wellcome Trust