Mummified hand and foot of a young girl, Peruvian,
- Made:
- 800-1600 in Peru
Mummified hand, foot and two bones of a young girl, Peruvian, 800-1600, along with an awl-like tool.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A54857
- Materials:
- bone and flesh, human (dried)
- Measurements:
-
foot: length 178 mm
hand: length 140 mm
- type:
- human remains, mummified hand, mummified foot and awl
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
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