Mourning ceremonial skull

Human skull, no lower mandible, with carrying band decorated with shells, ceremonial, worn as sign of mourning and in order to cure pain and disease, from Andaman Islands, India, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A175420
Materials:
bone, teeth, ivory, bark, fibre and shell
Measurements:
height 155 mm
width 170 mm
thickness 130 mm
band folded double: length 610 mm
type:
human remains and skulls
credit:
Wellcome Trust