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  • Scarified Munshi women, Katsina Ala, Nigeria.
  • The scarifacation instruments, Indigenous American
  • Extended ear lobe, Rubriand, Solomon Islands.
  • Illustrations of Acatrigatun cicatrization designs, Australia?
  • Nose pin, Aboriginal, Northern Australia.
  • Artificial deformation, two lip plugs.
  • Skull showing cranial elongation, Vanuatu Republic.
  • Piece of stone with channel all around for distending ear.
  • Tatooing in Abyssinia, two women of the Gurag' Tribe. Blue colouring matter is applied in the form of bracelets and rings to the hand and wrist. A needle or small brush is used.
  • Waist constriction by cane belts, Konyak Naga
  • Elongation of the head, Mowe, N. Britain
  • Chief of the Uma Poh Kayans, with ears pierced
  • Nose pin, Aboriginal, Northern Australia.
  • A leather ring used in artificial deformation
  • A lip plug for artificial deformation of the lip