Mummy ornament

Description

Ornament in variegated worsted representing a human face with fringes and tassels from the knee of a mummified person: South America, probably Peru, 14th - 16th century

Museum reference

A.1902.381

Collection

Americas

Object name

Mummy ornament

Production information

South America

Date

14th - 16th century

Materials

Worsted

Physical description

Variegated worsted

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Mummy ornament

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Date

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