Title
Mummy Bundle "Mask", 200 BC-1. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Mummy Bundle "Mask", 200 BC-1. This mummy bundle was likely found on mummy bundles made of a seated human body carefully wrapped in textiles. In some instances, the Paracas people placed a painted cloth like these at the top of the bundle. The cloth was padded on the back so it curved outward like a face, and the tress-like yarns (unwoven warps) at the upper edge were arranged around a solid cotton disk that, in turn, was wrapped with a headband (see photo). The cloths, then, seem to have functioned as the bundle?s face or mask.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F94_476
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