Plaster cast of skull deformed by circular constriction

Made:
1938 in England
Plaster cast of skull deformed by circular constriction

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Plaster cast of skull deformed by circular constriction
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Plaster cast of skull deformed by circular constriction, from original Peruvian skull, English, 1938

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A650856
Materials:
plaster
Measurements:
height 128 mm
length 220 mm
width 114 mm
type:
skulls

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