Head flattening — Head flattening, also called head binding, head shaping or head moulding, is the application of pressure or bindingsto cranial bones (the human skull) to alter their shapes. Flat shapes, elongated ones (produced by binding between two pieces of… … Wikipedia
head-flattening — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun : a practice dating from prehistoric times and formerly engaged in by various peoples of No. America and So. America whereby the skull is caused to develop with a flattened top by the application of pressure during… … Useful english dictionary
Flat|head — «FLAT HEHD», noun. 1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians of Salishan speech in western Montana. 2. a Chinook Indian. ╂[American English < a mistaken idea that the tribe had the practice of flattening the heads of their children] … Useful english dictionary
Artificial cranial deformation — Skull deformed for aesthetic reasons (Atacameño Culture, AD 260–300) … Wikipedia
Nodena Site — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark … Wikipedia
Nodena Phase — The Nodena Phase and some of its associated sites The Nodena Phase is an archaeological phase in eastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri of the Late Mississippian culture which dates from about 1400–1650 CE. The Nodena Phase is known from a… … Wikipedia
Flathead — /flat hed /, n. 1. a member of a tribe of Salishan Indians of northwest Montana. 2. a Chinook Indian. [1530 40; so called from their supposed practice of flattening their children s heads] * * * North American Indian people living in Montana, U.S … Universalium
Northwest Coast Indian — Any member of the North American Indian peoples inhabiting a narrow but rich belt of coastland and offshore islands from southeast Alaska to northwestern California. A signal feature of Northwest Coast society was the emphasis on each individual… … Universalium
flathead — /flat hed /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) flathead, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) flatheads. any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo Pacific region and used for food … Universalium
Waxhaw Tribe — The Waxhaw Tribe (also spelt Waxhau) was a tribe native to what are now the counties of Lancaster, in South Carolina, and Union and Mecklenburg in North Carolina, around the area of Charlotte. The Waxhaw were related to other nearby Siouian… … Wikipedia
