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Plaster cast of the head of a member of the Brazilian Botocudos tribe, probably for phrenological use, by O'Neil, Edinburgh, 1826.
Details
- Category:
- Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A32960
- Materials:
- whole, plaster, unpainted
- Measurements:
-
overall: 380 mm x 190 mm x 210 mm,
base: 160 mm,
- type:
- phrenological head
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)