SKULL ELONGATION IN AFRICA LIPOMBO BY THE MANGBETU TRIBE IN CONGO.
Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding
is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is deformed intentionally. It is done by distorting the normal growth of a child's skull by applying force. Flat shapes, elongated ones (produced by binding between two pieces of wood), rounded ones (binding in cloth), and conical ones are among those chosen or valued in various cultures. Typically, the shape alteration is carried out on an infant, as the skull is most pliable at this time. In a typical case, headbinding begins approximately a month after birth and continues for about six months.
They wrap their babies head firmly with a piece of cloth to get their distinctive head look. Having influenced the African art, this tradition lasted until the middle of last century. It started to vanish with the coming of occidentalization and disappeared when it was declared unlawful by the Belgian government.
#limpobo #Mangbetutribe #skull elongation
Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding
is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is deformed intentionally. It is done by distorting the normal growth of a child's skull by applying force. Flat shapes, elongated ones (produced by binding between two pieces of wood), rounded ones (binding in cloth), and conical ones are among those chosen or valued in various cultures. Typically, the shape alteration is carried out on an infant, as the skull is most pliable at this time. In a typical case, headbinding begins approximately a month after birth and continues for about six months.
They wrap their babies head firmly with a piece of cloth to get their distinctive head look. Having influenced the African art, this tradition lasted until the middle of last century. It started to vanish with the coming of occidentalization and disappeared when it was declared unlawful by the Belgian government.
#limpobo #Mangbetutribe #skull elongation
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