Head Shaper
About this object
History of use
Artificial head deformation was said to be practiced by many groups of this area. The infant's head is compressed for 4 days after birth beneath a shaper of this type.
Physical description
A double layer of padding in blue checkered cotton fabric is tied to a flat rectangular piece of wood with an incised pattern on the exposed surface. A short band of blue floral material is sewn on to the cover of the top pad. A cord is wrapped around the ends of the pad, hooked into notches in the board. The incised pattern is very faint, the cuts are very shallow; the pattern is rough, rectangular in in shape, without regularity.
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