RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY: A MESOAMERICAN CRANIAL BOUND INDIVIDUAL
The project is a physical and digital reconstruction of SK 12, a cranial bound skull held in the CAHID Teaching Collection. Initial research into the background, history and types of cranial binding preceded the actual reconstruction of SK 12. After visual observation and measurement of SK 12, it was determined that the cranium was that of a male, 15 to 56 years of age, of Mongoloid ancestry. The first reconstruction was digital using Geomagic Freeform software. The last was a physical reconstruction using a 3-D printed replica cranium and clay. Both used information from CAHID lectures and workshops. The digital reconstruction resulted in three reconstructions using three tissue depth sets based on SK 12’s cranial features: a Korean, a Native American and Average. The physical had three final products: a cast of SK 12, a cast showing different phases of the reconstruction process, and a complete reconstruction. Molds of the physical reconstructions were made and plastic casts created so that they could be transported. A book was written and illustrated describing the reconstruction processes and the problems encountered. Posters and PowerPoints visually documented the work.
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