Mummy

Museum number:

2-3827

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Alternate number:

278 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.11

Description:

Mummy of adult with rush mat

Donor:

Phoebe Apperson Hearst

Collection place:

Cliffdwellers-NL-1, Utah

Verbatim coll. place:

Colorado River Canyon

Collector:

Charles D. Hazzard

Collection date:

1882-1893

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Mummies (bodies)

Accession date:

August 1901

Department:

Human remains

Comment:

Mummified skeleton of a cave-dweller that has been wrapped in feather cloth and buckskin. This is in fine state or preservation and has toe and finger nails on. Was found in a cave in Colorado River canon. With this was found No. 61, Group H, and No. 23, Group D. There was a cliff-house in this cave.

Loans:

S1972-1973 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Thomas Roy Hester (February 2, 1973–February 6, 1973)

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