Remarks on Certain Indian Skulls from Burial Mounds in Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin

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Description: 

Flattening of the occiput is not intentional. Rather, being carried in a cradle on the mother's back induces flattening in the flexible bones of the skull. Flattening of the front is also unintentional.

People: 
Aleut, Chickasaw, Flathead, Haida, Mexican Indian, Tlingit
Location Description: 

Illinois IL; Wisconsin WI

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Anatomy, Tribal Actions
Original Date: 
1892
Creator: 
Brinton, Dg.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
Mem Intl Conf Anthrops; Brinton, DG. Remarks on certain Indian skulls from burial mounds in Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Trans Coll Phys 1892;14:217-19.
Identifier: 
9900301
Subject: 
Crania, Cultural Characteristics, Skulls
Type: 
Monograph