Human skull

Made:
1751-1920 in Peru

Human skull, crushed, showing artificial deformation by fronto-occipital flattening, from Peru, South America, 1751-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656100
Materials:
bone and ivory, teeth
Measurements:
height 137 mm
width 188 mm
thickness 155 mm
type:
human remains and skulls
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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