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Object Number 60-50-30/8199B
Display Title Mummy mask, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Mummy mask; piece of warp-faced 1-1 plainweave cotton (z-2s) stitched up sides to make bag, and stuffed with cotton bolls. Across warp selvage is a weft-patterned band in pink and yellow camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, woven mummy mask, plainweave rectangular bag, stuffed with cotton
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 21 x 11 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-50-30/8199(b)

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