Artificial cranial deformation
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artificial-cranial-deformation-171-6717315
title:
Artificial cranial deformation
text:
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, rounded ones, and conical ones are among those chosen or valued in various cultures. Typically, the alteration is carried out on an infant, when the skull is most pliable. In a typical case, head binding begins approx
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encyclopedia
description:
Form of body alteration
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_cranial_deformation
date created:
2006-11-24T10:29:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T11:51:14Z
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