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Object Number
2004.29.25032
Display Title
Posterior-lateral view of Greenland mummy
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Eskimauan / Eskimo / Posterior-lateral view of trunk of unsofened Greenland / Eskimo mummy. Cat. No. N.764 (Female). The lower / thoracic and first lumbar vertebrae and the covering / tissues are missing, as are the heart and part of the great / vessels. However, the higher subclavian artery, and the / right brachial plexus was found intact, as were/ large parts of the lungs, intestines, and liver (the latter / with the complete gall bladder). See X-Ray of liver / and gall bladder"
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Dimensions
Overall: 16.51 × 11.1125 cm (6 1/2 × 4 3/8 in.)
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