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Artificial deformation

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  • Deformation, skull showing fronto-occipital flattening
  • Skull showing cranial elongation, Vanuatu Republic.
  • Posterior view of cranium deformed according to fashion
  • Waist constriction by cane belts, Konyak Naga
  • Elongation of the head, Mowe, N. Britain
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    Skull showing cranial elongation, Vanuatu Republic.

    • Digital Images
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    Elongation of the head, Mowe, N. Britain

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    Posterior view of cranium deformed according to fashion

    • Digital Images
    • Online

    Deformation, skull showing fronto-occipital flattening

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    Artificial deformation, 2 Labrets (lip plugs), 1 lip stud

All works (8)

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