Three Eskimo Brains from Smith's Sound

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Description: 

Three Eskimo brains were examined, measured, and weighed. The brain of a woman who died of tuberculosis is extensively described and sketched. The woman's husband's brain is next described and sketched. The 3rd specimen is that of a young girl, about 12 years old. It is also described and sketched. The popular notion that the typical Eskimo skull exhibits a low order of intelligence and is characterized by a small brain capacity is refuted. Sketches.

People: 
Alaska Native, American Indian, Eskimo, Mogollon
Location Description: 

New York NY; Washington WA

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Anatomy, Anthropology, Diseases, Lab Procedures
Original Date: 
1902
Creator: 
Spitzka, Ea.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
Spitzka, EA. Three Eskimo brains from Smith's Sound. American Journal of Anatomy 1902;2:25-71.
Identifier: 
9900434
Subject: 
Biometry, Brain, Tuberculosis
Type: 
Monograph