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Head Binding:
In ancient Peru, two of the most common ways to change the shape of the head were annular binding and front-to-back binding. The latter was achieved by placing a padded board in the front and another in the back and then tightening them on the sides. Both methods would need to be started in infancy. Reasons for changing the shape of the head may have included status and group identification. An unintentional flattening occurred from placing the baby on a cradleboard. |