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Object Number
87-61-30/54478
Display Title
Mummy mask, from child mummy
Descriptions
Object Description
False mummy head of a child. Rectangular wad of broken canes covered with 1-1 plainweave. On front is stitched a four selvage piece of slit tapestry which is woven and embroidered to represent a face. Face is pink with serrated yellow diagonal design (face paint?). Embroidered round brown eyes and a raised pink nose. Brown camelid hair (z-2s spun) attached along top edge of face. Warp: cotton. Weft: cotton; camelid, (z-2s).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven false mummy head of child, rectangular core of canes covered with
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Intrasite
Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Cotton, Cane
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 11 x 2.5 cm (12 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87-61-30/54478
Provenance
Collector
John G. Bucklin
(1876)
Seller
Simon S. Bucklin
(1887)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Raw Material
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| |
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Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 87-61-30/54494.2 | False mummy head |
Raw Material
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| |
| 42-28-30/4480 | Mummy mask, fragmentary |
Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 87-61-30/54494 | False mummy head |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Chancay
| |
| 81-10-30/24498 | Grave marker, painted textile |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 41-52-30/3085 | Applique face, embroidered |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54494.1 | False mummy head |
Raw Material
Sheet |
Chancay
| |
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Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
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| |
| 979-17-30/10099 | Doll, textile |
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Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/8965 | Mummy mask, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 42-12-30/3238 | Mummy mask, painted |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
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|