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Shrunken heads
Media Restricted
Object Number 2004.29.10308
Display Title Shrunken heads
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Jivaro Indians / Jivaran / Mummied Head of Maousi Indian; S. America.; Smithies Coll. / Mummied Head of Jivaros Indian.; S. America.; Donor: H. Boddington, Esq. / The Manchester Museum, England, 1915. / 'Probably unfinished.' C.C.W.
Department Photographic
Date 1915
Culture
  • Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 15.5575 × 10.795 cm (6 1/8 × 4 1/4 in.)

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