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Object Number 87-61-30/54494
Display Title False mummy head
Descriptions
Object Description False mummy head; large piece of brown cotton (s) open 1-1 plainweave rolled up. One end is folded back on itself and tied. The tie is a bit of cotton cord inserted through two holes in a thin rectangle of metal (silver?) measuring (20 x 7.5 cm.). The metal embossed with two rows of circles at one end and a piece of open 1-1 plainweave of white cotton (s) embedded on its surface.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, brown cotton open plainweave, metal plates
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaral Province / Chancay / Chancay
Dimensions Overall: 160 x 19 cm (63 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object 87-61-30/54494

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