Human skull of senile

Made:
1801-1920 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Human skull of senile, no lower mandible, with brain cavity full of vine tendrils, said to have been found in tree, from Api, Zaire, 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A128972
Materials:
bone
type:
human remains and skulls
credit:
Wellcome Trust