Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Peru - Mummified Human Remains
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Mummified Human Remains
Type of Object: Human Remains
Material: Human Remains
Measurements: Various
Date or Period: Pre-Columbian
Maker: Pre-Columbian
Designated List Category: VIA Mummies
Date of Import Restriction: 06/11/1997
Photograph: National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
Copyright : National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Tattooing in pre-Columbian Peru was practiced mainly on the wrists. Most common are geometric designs, including bands of triangles and rhomboids of a bluish color.
Keywords:
human remains, Pre-Columbian Human Remains, tattooing,

 


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