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Object Number 59-22-30/8179
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: 24 x 10 x 11 cm (9 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 59-22-30/8179

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