Chief Conley skull documented by Smithsonian as evidence of cranial modification. 1960 Smithsonian Institution publication titled 'The Chinook Sign of Freedom' documents Chief Conley's elongated skull Chief Conley was as famous as Sacagawea during Lewis and Clark era Conley had an elongated skull and practiced cranial modification on his own daughters

A 1960 Smithsonian publication documents Chief Comcomly — as famous as Sacagawea — with an elongated skull. His statue conveniently has a headdress hiding the skull shape 🤔

Key facts claimed:

- 1960 Smithsonian Institution publication titled 'The Chinook Sign of Freedom' documents Chief Comcomly's elongated skull

- Chief Comcomly was as famous as Sacagawea during Lewis and Clark era

- Comcomly had an elongated skull and practiced cranial modification on his own daughters

- Modern depictions of Comcomly hide his elongated skull - statue shows him wearing a headdress that obscures the skull shape

Key Facts

  • 1960 Smithsonian Institution publication titled 'The Chinook Sign of Freedom' documents Chief Conley's elongated skull
  • Chief Conley was as famous as Sacagawea during Lewis and Clark era
  • Conley had an elongated skull and practiced cranial modification on his own daughters
  • Modern depictions of Conley hide his elongated skull - statue shows him wearing a headdress that obscures the skull shape

Source: Elongated Skull Cover Up in Pacific Northwest? - w/@DeDunking (Dan Richards) by DeDunking