Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is deformed intentionally. It is done by distorting the normal growth of a child's skull by applying pressure.

2023年5月31日 · The custom of skull elongation called by the natives Lipombo, was a status symbol among the Mangbetu ruling classes, it denoted majesty, beauty, power, and higher intelligence. Deformation usually begins just a month after birth for the next couple of years until the desired shape has been reached or the child rejects the apparatus.

Traditionally, babies' heads were wrapped tightly with cloth in order to give them this distinctive appearance. The practice, called Lipombo, began dying out in the 1950s with the arrival of more Europeans and westernization. Because of this distinctive look, it is easy to recognize Mangbetu figures in African art. [citation needed]

2022年1月28日 · The Mangbetu people, who currently live in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, also used a cloth to tightly bind the heads of female children, beginning a month after birth, in a cultural tradition called Lipombo. The Mangbetu shared similar sentiments to other groups around the world, regarding the women's elongated heads as a status ...

They have elongated heads, intentionally shaped by themselves, which is the result of a custom named “Lipombo”. This practice of skull elongation has been carried out to create elongated heads, the status and beauty symbol among the Mangbetu people.

2018年8月29日 · 这种陋俗被芒贝图人称为“Lipombo”，在他们的阶级观念中，头颅越长的人社会地位越高，这是威严、美貌、权力和智慧的象征。 缠头通常从婴儿满月时开始，会持续数年，直至达到完美的头形或孩子不堪忍受为止。

2023年7月7日 · At the beginning of the century, “Lipombo,” which involved making the skull longer, was a sign of status among the upper classes of the Mangbetu Tribe. Later, it became a beauty ideal among the people of northeastern Congo.

‘Lipombo’, the custom of skull elongation, which was a status symbol among the Mangbetu ruling classes at the beginning of the century and was later emulated by neighboring groups, evolved into a common ideal of beauty among the peoples of the northeastern Congo.

2017年8月1日 · Known as "Lipombo", the procedure consisted of tightly wrapping cord or cloth around a child's head from birth, with the purpose of elongating the skull. The process would continue a few years beyond infancy, with the extent of …