Mummy, male; dorsal deterioration due to contact with moisture; no evidence of visceral removal and replacement of same with dried grasses or spagnum moss; red ochre on face; moustache and beard present.
Donor:
Mrs. H. H. Bancroft
Collection place:
Nuchek, Hinchinbrook Island, Prince William Sound
Culture or time period:
Chugach
Collector:
Mr. McIntyre
Collection date:
ca. 1878
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Human remains and Mummies (bodies)
Accession date:
1913
Department:
Human remains
Comment:
Probably an individual of no great social distinction who was laid on floor of "burial" cave or rockshelter and not suspended from ceiling or artificial scaffolding as would be a person of high rank (thus accounting for dorsal deterioration due to contact with moisture). This is speculation due to lack of provenience and associated wrappings (from catalog card)