Isolated skull of prehistoric North American individual

Made:
1000-1700 in United States

Isolated skull of a prehistoric North American individual, from Sacramento Valley, California, USA, illustrating inverted canines and a metopic suture

Isolated skull of a prehistoric North American individual, from Sacramento Valley, California, USA, illustrating inverted canines and a metopic suture

Isolated skull of a prehistoric North American individual, illustrating inverted canines and a metopic suture

1000-1700
Small sections of a skull of a prehistoric North American individual, from Sacramento Valley, California, USA.

Small sections of a skull of a prehistoric North American individual

1000-1700

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A631905
Materials:
whole, bone
Measurements:
length 190 mm
width 155 mm
height 144 mm
type:
skull and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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