Aymara Mummies

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Ancient 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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