Funeral procession representations. Wood, feathers, stone, shell and cotton fiber.
Colección Proyecto Arqueológico Huacas de la Luna y del Sol, Trujillo, Perú
Funeral procession representations. Wood, feathers, stone, shell and cotton fiber.
Colección Proyecto Arqueológico Huacas de la Luna y del Sol, Trujillo, Perú
Funeral procession representations. Wood, feathers, stone, shell and cotton fiber.
Colección Proyecto Arqueológico Huacas de la Luna y del Sol, Trujillo, Perú
Funeral procession representations. Wood, feathers, stone, shell and cotton fiber.
Colección Proyecto Arqueológico Huacas de la Luna y del Sol, Trujillo, Perú
Funeral procession representations. Wood, feathers, stone, shell and cotton fiber.
Colección Proyecto Arqueológico Huacas de la Luna y del Sol, Trujillo, Perú
Scenes depicting a funeral procession of a Chimú dignitary. In the center, the mummy bundle is carried by two men, which is accompanied by a series of characters that walk around it. Some of them carry in their hands offerings that will be deposited in the tomb of the deceased, such as young children, ceramic vessels, dogs and monkeys.