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1884.57.22

Wooden funerary mask from a mummified individual.

1884.57.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden funerary mask from a mummified individual.
Long description
Wooden mask for use by Peruvian mummified human.
Date
Date collected
By 1874 Jun 6
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 260 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.57.22 Other numbers: 746 PR Cat other PR nos: 2797
Research and responses

Lord Cochrane accompanied Hutchinson in his expedition to the Pachacamac ruins see 'Explorations among the Ruins of Pachacamac. Peru' by John Schumacher Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York, Vol. 5, (1874), pp. 248-255 [AP 06/05/2010]

Associated publications
Hutchinson T.J. 1875: Explorations amongst ancient burial grounds, chiefly on the sea coast valleys of Peru. The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 4, 2–13. See also: Hutchinson, T.J. 1887: Two years in Peru, with exploration of its antiquities (London). [AS 14/01/2011]

Search terms: Religion, Death, Mummy, Mask, Grave Good

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