Question: King Phillip's Head

After King Phillip's head was posted at Plymouth, Mass. it was taken somewhere. Where was it taken and what happened to it?

"The sachem's [King Philip or

"The sachem's [King Philip or Metacom] head was cut off and displayed in quarters, and the pieces were sent to the colonial capitals. Russell Bourne, The Red King's Rebellion: Racial Politics in New England, 1675-1678 (New York: Atheneum, 1990). Encyclopedia of North American Indians "

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