Mask for a Mummy Bundle

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Culture Chancay

Title Mask for a Mummy Bundle

Date 1000–1450

Medium Wood and shell

Dimensions Object: 10 1/2 × 6 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (26.7 × 15.6 × 9.5 cm)
Overall: 10 1/2 × 6 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (26.7 × 15.6 × 9.5 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 63.1

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Mummification has a long history among the cultures of Peru, dating back at least 7,000 years. For the Chancay people, mummification was a family ritual for all levels of society. Masks where placed atop the mummified family member and wrapped with fine cloths as part of the mummy bundle.

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"Mask for a Mummy Bundle | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.1