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Body decoration

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  • Extended ear lobe, Rubriand, Solomon Islands.
  • Nose pin, Aboriginal, Northern Australia.
  • Skull showing cranial elongation, Vanuatu Republic.
  • Waist constriction by cane belts, Konyak Naga
  • Elongation of the head, Mowe, N. Britain
  • Nose pin, Aboriginal, Northern Australia.
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    Skull showing cranial elongation, Vanuatu Republic.

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    Elongation of the head, Mowe, N. Britain

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    Nose pin, Aboriginal, Northern Australia.

    H. King
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    Nose pin, Aboriginal, Northern Australia.

    H. King
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    Waist constriction by cane belts, Konyak Naga

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