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Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark

Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark

1777-1785
Slave whip

Slave whip

1801-1900
Inca gold statue, female

Inca gold statue, female

1401-1600
2 Sol airmail stamp (used) Monumento al Agricultor Indigena

2 Sol airmail stamp (used) Monumento al Agricultor Indigena

1952
Coptic textile quilted blanket of linen with motifs

Coptic textile quilted blanket of linen with motifs

1400-1500
Medal, Transandine Railway from Arequipa to Puno (Peru)

Medal, Transandine Railway from Arequipa to Puno (Peru)

1870
Medal, Transandine Railway across Andes from Arequipa to Puno (Peru)

Medal, Transandine Railway across Andes from Arequipa to Puno (Peru)

1870
Silver male deity statue, Peruvian.

Silver male deity statue, Peruvian.

1301-1550
Inca initation head of stuffed canvas

Inca initation head of stuffed canvas

1600-1880
Pottery figurine

Pottery figurine

Stone circumcision knife

Stone circumcision knife

1701-1890
Pair of sandals made from lorry tyres, Cusco, Peru

Pair of sandals made from lorry tyres, Cusco, Peru

1980-1990
Plaster cast of human skull with artificial cranial deformation

Plaster cast of human skull with artificial cranial deformation

1890-1930
Green stone amulet representing a hand clutching a stone

Green stone amulet representing a hand clutching a stone

1701-1900
Andean Railway medal: Souvenir medal

Andean Railway medal: Souvenir medal

1896-1897
Axe, ceremonial or emblematic

Axe, ceremonial or emblematic

500-1500
Andean Railway medal: Mendoza Exhibition

Andean Railway medal: Mendoza Exhibition

1885
Two wooden ear plugs(?), large pin-type samples

Two wooden ear plugs(?), large pin-type samples

1800-1900
Pair of sandals made from lorry tyres, Cusco, Peru

Pair of sandals made from lorry tyres, Cusco, Peru

1980-1990
Rubber ball from Peruvian child's grave, c. 1600.

Rubber ball from Peruvian child's grave, c. 1600.

1590-1610
Andean Railway medal: San Juan

Andean Railway medal: San Juan

1885
Lawrence Flashrule slide rule for photographic use

Lawrence Flashrule slide rule for photographic use

1946-1956
Carved wooden implement

Carved wooden implement

1871-1920
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 of a young man, Peruvian, possibly Moche, likely northern central coast region, around 400

Mummified body of a young man, Peruvian, 300-800

300-800
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
Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, said to be that of Tibi, a chief of the "Antipas" (Huambisa or Aguaruna), Peru

Tsantsa (shrunken head), Peru

before 1933
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 hand, foot and two bones of a young girl, Peruvian, 800-1600, along with an awl-like tool.

Mummified hand and foot of a young girl, Peruvian,

800-1600
Human skull showing artificial deformation of cranium, damaged and repaired, possibly Peruvian, 1801-1920

Human skull showing artificial deformation of cranium

1801-1920
Mummified head and arm, Peruvian, central coast region, 800-1400

Mummified head and arm, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400
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
Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, decorated with feather, acquired from Conibo people living on the Rio Pachitea, a tributary of the Rio Ucayali, Peru, 1900

Tsantsa (shrunken head), Peru, 1900

1801-1900
Box for cinchona bark, known as a Coracha, wood and rawhide, with contents, brought from Peru by the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon, 1777. Accompanying label reads, 'CORACHA' OF LOXA BARK OPENED, SHEWING CONTENTS AND/ METHOD OF PACKING./ ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 'CORACHAS' BROUGHT TO SPAIN/ FROM PERU BY THE EXPEDITION UNDER RUIZ AND/ PAVON SENT THERE BY CARLOS III OF SPAIN/ IN 1777./ PRESENTED BY HIS MAJESTY KING ALFONSO XIII/ OF SPAIN, 1930.

Coracha of loxa bark c. 1777

1777-1785
Human skull showing artificial deformation by fronto-occipital pressure, no lower mandible, from Peru, 1801-1900

Human skull showing artificial deformation by fronto-occipital pressure

1801-1900
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Miner with Drill inside Mine, Lima, Peru', taken by Fran Antmann. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', 23rd July - 3rd September 1988.

Miner with Drill inside Mine, Lima, Peru

Human skull, crushed, showing artificial deformation by fronto-occipital flattening, from Peru, South America, 1751-1920

Human skull

1751-1920
Bundle of plaited human hair, Peruvian, 800-1400

Bundle of plaited human hair, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "The Road to the Shaft, Lima, Peru", by Fran Antmann. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', shown 23 July - 3 September 1988

The Road to the Shaft, Lima, Peru

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Mine Entrance, Lima Peru' taken by Fran Antmann, depicting two men and a truck / mine worker. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', 23rd July - 3rd September 1988.

Mine Entrance, Lima Peru

An unmounted, black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Mine Entrance, Lima, Peru", by Fran Antmann. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', shown 23 July - 3 September 1988

Mine Entrance, Lima, Peru

Amulet made from a knuckle bone, in the form of a human figure, bead inset for eye (one missing), believed to be Peruvian, 1800-1900

Amulet in the form of a human figure made from knuckle bone

1800-1900
Mandible only of human skull, from Macavileca, Chorrillos, Peruvian, 1501-1900

Mandible only of human skull

1501-1900
Two pairs of sandals made from lorry tyres, Cusco, Peru, 1980s

Two pairs of sandals made from lorry tyres

1980-1989
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Helping to Prepare the Meal, Lima, Peru' taken by Fran Antmann. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', 23rd July - 3rd September 1988.

Helping to Prepare the Meal, Lima, Peru

Mummified head, Peruvian, central coast region, 800-1400

Mummified head, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400
Mummified arm, tattoos present on the back of the hand and the forearm, Peruvian, central coast region, 800-1400

Mummified arm, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400
Wooden spatula used for the application of poison to arrows, Peru, 1880-1930

Spatula for applying poison

1880-1930
Mummified body of a young man, Peruvian, possibly Moche, likely northern central coast region, around 400

Mummified body of a young man, Peruvian, 300-800

300-800