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Illustrations of tattoo designs used in Medicine

A woman suckling twins, Lango people.

A woman suckling two babies.

Baby carried in a sling. Andaman Islands.

A mother carrying a child.

Child carried on mother's shoulders, Central Australia.

Enemy skulls at the foot of Menhir and attached to bamboo. For Hulton's theories regarding head hunting among the Nagas see J.R.A.I. volume LVIII, 1928.

A group of Nyam-nyam

Babies with tightly bandaged heads.

Illustration of a group of Nyam-nyam showing their sharpened teeth.

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Child carried on mother's shoulders, Central Australia.

Baby carried in a sling. Andaman Islands.

Babies with tightly bandaged heads.

A mother carrying a child.

A woman suckling twins, Lango people.