Human skull

Made:
1851-1910 in Papua New Guinea

Human skull, reconstructed features of wax and clasp painted red, shell eyes, ceremonial, from Kikori River region, Papuan Gulf, New Guinea, 1857-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A39063
Materials:
bone, clay and wax
type:
human remains and skulls
credit:
Wellcome Trust