Aymara Mummies

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Artist

Name:: Lassalle, Émile
Dates:: 1813-1871
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, vol. 8
Author:: Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d'
Publisher:: Paris: P. Bertrand, 1846
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Description:

Two mummified bodies show elongated skulls and the squatting position in which they were interred. One of them is covered in a sort of woven cloak leaving only the face visible.

The caption reads in the original French: Momies des anciens Aymaras.

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{{cite web | title=Aymara Mummies | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bolivian-mummy/ | author=Lassalle, Émile | year=1846 | access-date=May 30, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}