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Wooden mummy mask: face painted orange and a fringe of human hair across forehea
Media Restricted
Object Number 42-12-30/3281
Display Title Wooden mummy mask: face painted orange and a fringe of human hair across forehea
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden mummy mask: face painted orange and a fringe of human hair across forehead. Paired with 30/3280.
Inventory Description Organic, wood mask of human face with hair and fiber at brow, painted
Classification
  • Effigy
  • Shaft, modified
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Chancay Valley
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment, Human hair
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 20 x 2 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3281; x144/59 l****

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