Human skull with lower jaw attached by cane strips

Made:
1851-1900 in Sumatra

Human skull with lower jaw attached by cane strips, false beard and hair have been added, and twisted cane loop for carrying, consulted in times of illness, ceremonial, from Nias Island, Sumatra, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656122
Materials:
bone, ivory, teeth, hair, animal and cane
Measurements:
height 162 mm
width 210 mm
thickness 130 mm
type:
human remains and skulls
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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