Preserved Human Heads - The Maori Race

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Preserved Human Heads - The Maori Race

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It has been incidentally mentioned that the heads of men fallen in battle were preserved and dried. Generally these heads were page 371 those of enemies, but under certain circumstances the custom was extended to the mortal remains of friends. The process of preservation was as follows: The head being separated from the body, the inner portions ...

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Book

Date created

1904

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Edward Tregear

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https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scho...

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