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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
Materials
Cotton, Metal, Cotton yarn
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87-61-30/54494.1 | False mummy head |
Raw Material
Sheet |
Chancay
| |
| 87-61-30/54494.2 | False mummy head |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Chancay
| |
| 87-61-30/54478 | Mummy mask, from child mummy |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/10522 | Mummy mask, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 982-4-30/10704 | Mummy mask, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/8003 | Mummy mask and torso, woman |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Zapallan
| |
| 46-77-30/6649B | Shroud?, tie-dyed, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Zapallan
| |
| 42-28-30/4480 | Mummy mask, fragmentary |
Woven Fiber
|
Pisco
| |
| 46-77-30/10465 | Shroud, deflected warp |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/10222 | Shroud, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 47-63-30/5706 | Tunic?, plainweave; tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 978-11-30/10032 | Textile, padded |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
|