Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea

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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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