Mongoloid 633P Male Skull Replica
$262.00
The history of anthropometry includes its use as an early tool of anthropology, use for identification, use for the purposes of understanding human physical variation in paleoanthropology and in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits.
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Description
Mongoloid 633P measures 12.3cm or 6.9″L. Mongoloid 633P male skull replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from private collection. 2-part skull (separate cranium and manible). Made in USA.
Skull:
In 2004, British anthropologist Caroline Wilkinson gave a description of “Mongoloid” skulls in her book on forensic facial reconstruction: “The Mongoloid skull shows a round head shape with a medium-width nasal aperture, rounded orbital margins, massive cheekbones, weak or absent canine fossae, moderate prognathism, absent brow ridges, simple cranial sutures, prominent zygomatic bones, broad, flat, tented nasal root, short nasal spine, shovel-shaped upper incisor teeth, straight nasal profile, moderately wide palate shape, arched sagittal contour, wide facial breadth and a flatter face.
Term for Down syndrome:
“Mongoloids”, or in terms of “Mongolian idiocy” or “Mongolian imbecility”. The term was motivated by the observation that people with Down syndrome often have epicanthic folds.
Coined in 1908, the term remained in medical usage until the 1950s. In 1961, its use was deprecated by a group of genetic experts in an article in The Lancet due to its “misleading connotations”. The term continued to be used as a pejorative in the second half of the 20th century, with shortened versions such as mong in slang usage.
In the 21st century, this usage of the term is deemed “unacceptable” in the English-speaking world and has fallen out of common use because of its offensive and misleading implications.
The terminology change was brought about both by scientific and medical experts as well as people of Asian ancestry, including those from Mongolia.
Mongoloid 634P male skull replica
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| Weight | 12 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.9 in |