Real human cranium / calvarium medical specimen. Eventually manillas became known as

Eventually manillas became known as slave trade money after they were used by Europeans to acquire slaves

There are some chips to the model here and there together with missing flakes of paint but all commensurate with the age and use of the item

The whole slice measures 24cm x 12cm at the widest points

presumably over a mesh core (or similar) to give the shape

Real human cranium / calvarium medical specimen. Eventually manillas became known asThis cranium must have been part of a complete skull as it still has the pins on which, hooks held the cranium in place. Unfortunately, it has become separated from the rest of the skull at some stage in the past. The cranium is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and also has a nice Wormian bone at the junction of the frontal and sagittal sutures.