Bound Peruvian Skull Replica
$216.00
Mechanical pressure applied shortly after birth forced the soft infant cranium to expand upward and create this unique conical silhouette permanently.
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Description
Bound Peruvian skull replica measures 7.20 x 4.9 x 5.0 inches. Homo sapiens is museum quality polyurethane cast of National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The act of elongating the skull was achieved by binding the head of a child with cloth, rope and boards. As the child’s skull grew and developed, it would elongate. Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is deformed intentionally.
It is done by distorting the normal growth of a child’s skull by applying force. Flat shapes, elongated ones (produced by binding between two pieces of wood), rounded ones (binding in cloth), and conical ones are among those chosen or valued in various cultures.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Primates
- Family: Hominidae
- Genus: Homo
- Species: H. sapiens
- Binomial name: Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758
- Conservation status: Least concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scholars who examine the human male skull replica, the SW Amerind skull replica, and the Zinjanthropus male skull replica gain a deeper understanding of historical skeletal diversity. This bound Peruvian skull replica delivers a tactile perspective on biology and anthropology for any dedicated paleontologist.
Additional information
| Weight | 4.5 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 7.20 × 4.9 × 5.0 in |
