Artificially deformed human skull built up with fibre and clay and painted red and black

Artificially deformed human skull built up with fibre and clay and painted red and black, ceremonial, from Malikolo, New Hebrides, 1851-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A52742
Materials:
bone, clay, fibre and teeth, ivory
type:
human remains and skulls
credit:
Wellcome Trust