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Object Number
11-12-30/84098.0
Display Title
Homo sapiens sapiens
Descriptions
Object Description
Shrunken head
Inventory Description
Shrunken head, hair attached, mounted on pedestal.
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Materials
Bone, Tissue, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 12 x 8 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Label on object
84098
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Media Restricted
| 11-12-30/84096.0 | Homo sapiens sapiens |
Special
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Ecuador
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Special
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Ecuador
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| 967-11-30/8477 | Shrunken head of a child mounted on a gourd with a removable headpiece |
Special
|
Ecuador
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Media Restricted
| 11-12-30/84097.0 | Homo sapiens sapiens |
Special
|
Ecuador
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-30/11525 | Shrunken head. Cotton string tied through lips. Hangs from cord through center o |
Special
|
Ecuador
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| 35-13-30/914 | Shrunken head |
Special
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Ecuador
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Media Restricted
| 2017.18.1 | Shrunken head |
Special
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Peru
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Media Restricted
| 59-22-30/8179 | Shrunken head |
Special
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Ecuador
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Media Restricted
| 50-6-30/7217 | Shrunken head |
Special
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Ecuador
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Media Restricted
| 31-59-30/F826 | Shrunken head |
Special
|
Ecuador
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|
Media Restricted
| 35-41-30/918 | Shrunken head |
Special
|
Ecuador
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Media Restricted
| 08-22-30/73482 | Preserved head |
Special
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Ecuador
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