Early Trophy Head

Description

Cook collection this trophy head. When the Moachat came aboard Cook's vessel to trade, they left a trophy heads strategically placed on board. The heads were so life like the crew did not know they were carved until they picked them up to examine them.

Physical location
British Museum
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Identifier
warobjects437
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