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["Three trephinated skulls of people who may have suffered from headaches or epilepsy, Papua New Guinea. Halftone."]
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["Three trephinated skulls of people who may have suffered from headaches or epilepsy, Papua New Guinea. Halftone."]

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Lettering: 2. Skull of Tororuke, of Kabakada, in New Britain: he lived seven years after the operation. 1. Skull of Toara, of Kabakada, in New Britain: he died two hour after the operation. 3. Skull of Tighan, of Ololai, in New Ireland: operation to cure headache.
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