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Object Number
31-59-30/F826
Display Title
Shrunken head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shrunken human head, sewn, string through nose
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 9 x 10 cm (4 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
31-59-30/F826
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