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Skull trophy. Papua-New Guinea, Bamu river, mid 19th CE. The skulls of ancestors were preserved in ceremonial houses where they exercised a protective function for clan members. From the Webster collection at the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Clay, wood, plant fibers, engraved bone, resin, 37 x 17.5 x 11 cm. 72.1967.2.2. Photo: Patrick Gries.
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Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac/Paris/France
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ART518966
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© musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Papua New Guinea Cultures
Skull
Trophy