ANTHRO 129Q Lecture 8: Anthro129Q22bodymodification
9 Feb 2017
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Erect annular wrapping soft band around the skull. Tabular plate/hard material bark or wood etc. Try to get the back of the head as vertical as it can. Erect try to make the back of the skull flat oblique try to make it more angular. Erect: annular wrapping bands around the skull indentation. Orienting the skull and its natural position. Line drawn from bottom of eye to top of ear; used to position skull. Applied immediately right after birth softest skull, for 2-3 years. To elongate the skull and grow backward. Frankfurt horizontal and angle is more than 90 degree. *volume of the skull, never changed what its genetically programed. Klatsop indians/ flathead indians deform the skull in order to wear headdress. Use only the mother"s hand to push the baby"s head. Goal: beauty get rid of the round shape of the forehead. Part of the culture identified by the bound head/ beauty/ status (eg. mayan headdress)
