Mummy ornament

Description

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

Museum reference

A.1902.382

Collection

Americas

Object name

Mummy ornament

Production information

South America

Date

14th - 16th century

Materials

Worsted

Physical description

Variegated worsted