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Mummified body with legs bent in ‘lotus position’, with feathered headdress, scarf, and net, tattoos present on left forearm and hand, Peruvian, likely central coast region, 800-1400

Mummified body, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400

Mummified body, encased in basket made of rope, Peruvian, possibly central or north coast or central highlands, 1401-1800

Mummified body, encased in basket made of rope, Peru, 1401-1800

1401-1800

Mummified body with knees folded to chin, covered with coarse fabric and fishing net, South American, possibly from northern Chile, pre-Columbian era (before 1400)

Mummified body with knees folded to chin, South American, before 1400

Before 1400

Mummified head, mounted on wooden stand, with a large number of grave goods wrapped in fine, net-like tubular fabric including feathers, sling braids, necklace with large seeds and beads, brown and white fur, a gourd vessel and two wrapped spondylus shells with seed chains, Peruvian, 1401-1530

Mummified head

1401-1530

Mummified cat, no provenance Egyptian, 2000-100 BCE

Mummified cat

2000-100 BCE

Mummified body with knees to chin, likely to be that of a young woman, with bands of twisted cord around the hand and thigh, Peruvian, 800-1400

Mummified body with knees to chin

800-1400

Mummified body with knees to chin, Peruvian, 800-1400

Mummified body with knees to chin, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400

Mummified body with knees to chin, covered with coarse cloth, with grave goods including bundles of yarn and red woven cords, Peruvian or Chilean, 800-1400

Mummified body with knees to chin, Peruvian or Chilean, 800-1400

800-1400