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Object Number 2004.29.10287
Display Title Shrunken head, mouth bound shut
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Jivaro Indians / Jivaran / "This probably unfinished." C.C.W. / The Manchester Museum, England / Jan. 1915. / Shrunken heads prepared by the Jivaro Indians of Ecuador
Department Photographic
Date January 1915
Culture
  • Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Dimensions Overall: 15.5575 × 11.1125 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/8 in.)

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