Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Julio C. Tello opening a Paracas funerary bundle at the Museo de Arqueología, Perú, 1937 (Archivo INC/MNAAHP, Inv. AT-622 PAR/101)

“[…] under the deer hide is a layer of six embroidered mantles...a fine embroidered mantle of blue wool…with trapezoidal fringes.” Stage one. Watercolor, Pedro Rojas Ponce, 1941. 47, 5 x 36 cm (INC/MNAAHP, Inv. AT-1097)

“Once the charred cloths were removed…under the llauto or red wool turban and yellow feather ornaments there is a cured deer hide laid over the bundle as countless leather fringes.” Stage two. Watercolor, Pedro Rojas Ponce, 1941. 47, 5 x 36 cm (INC/MNAAHP, Inv. AT-1096)

“In the second multicolored layer is a cotton mantle with embroidered figures against a purplish-brown background, and human-like bird figures against a green background.” Stage three. Watercolor, Pedro Rojas Ponce, 1941. 47, 5 x 36 cm (INC/MNAAHP, Inv. AT-1382)

“[…] with this cloth removed, two embroidered mantles appear: one of blue wool with figures of two-headed worms [in this exhibition] and another of yellow wool with green stripes with human-like figures.” Stage four. Watercolor, Pedro Rojas Ponce, 1941. 47, 5 x 36 cm (INC/MNAAHP, Inv. AT-1098)

“[…] the cloth of the first wrapping was removed…and the mummy is seen positioned inside a basket and wrapped in a blue cotton cloth…” Stage five. Watercolor, Pedro Rojas Ponce, 1941. 47, 5 x 36 cm (INC/MNAAHP, Inv. AT-1099)

“[…] underneath there appears the shroud of the cadaver…in a sitting position with knees pulled upward…there is yellowish yarn on the seat, the body is wrapped in cotton cloths tied at the back…” Stage six. Watercolor, Pedro Rojas Ponce, 1941. 47, 5 x 36 cm (INC/MNAAHP, Inv. AT-1100)