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Object Number
50-6-30/7217
Display Title
Shrunken head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shrunken human head, sewn
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern area
Materials
Human bone, Human hair, Human skin
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 12 x 9.5 cm (5 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-6-30/7217
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