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Summary
Head flattening.When a Milanau child is about a month old its head is placed in a wooden device called Tadal, the object of which is to flatten the forehead and so make the face as near the shape of a full moon as possible. The pressure is applied only while the child is asleep.Deutsch: Gewollte Schädelverformung bei einem Milanaukind. Im Alter von einem Monat wird das Kind in ein Holzgestell gesteckt, ein Tadal, mit dem die Stirn so geformt wird, dass das Gesicht der Form eines Vollmondes möglichst nahe kommt
Tags
fashion
artificial cranial deformation
black and white photographs of groups
children with body modification
customs of the world
die sitten der volker
melanau people
women facing right
Date
1912
Source
Customs of the World
Link
Copyright info
public domain