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Object Number
2004.1.331.11
Display Title
Navaho Skull Flattened at Occiput
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on Board: "Fig. 8 Navaho skull, flattened at / occiput. Hyperbrachycephalic. Length - / breadth index, 96.93. / (?) cut down as indicated by / lines in ink; or all background removed. / provide the outline at the back should be more / clearly defined if background is not removed. / May be reduced about 3/4 size. / 10-38 / 25229 8/25"
Department
Photographic
Date
about 1892
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 15.24 × 10.16 cm (6 × 4 in.)
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