Mummy

Museum number:
12-657
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Mummy, female, tattoo on chin is indication of rank. Pierced rim and lobe of ear indicate past puberty. Red ochre on face and in hair. No evidence of viscera replaced with grass or spagnum moss. No associated wrappings.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Collector:
Captain Henning
Collection date:
before 1898
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mummies (bodies)
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Human remains
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mummy, accession number 12-657, described as Mummy, female, tattoo on chin is indication of rank. Pierced rim and lobe of ear indicate past puberty. Red ochre on face and in hair. No evidence of viscera replaced with grass or spagnum moss. No associated wrappings.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mummy, accession number 12-657, described as Mummy, female, tattoo on chin is indication of rank. Pierced rim and lobe of ear indicate past puberty. Red ochre on face and in hair. No evidence of viscera replaced with grass or spagnum moss. No associated wrappings.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mummy, accession number 12-657, described as Mummy, female, tattoo on chin is indication of rank. Pierced rim and lobe of ear indicate past puberty. Red ochre on face and in hair. No evidence of viscera replaced with grass or spagnum moss. No associated wrappings.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mummy, accession number 12-657, described as Mummy, female, tattoo on chin is indication of rank. Pierced rim and lobe of ear indicate past puberty. Red ochre on face and in hair. No evidence of viscera replaced with grass or spagnum moss. No associated wrappings.

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