- Figure 1.7. An 1891 sketch showing a grave at Ancón in Lima, Peru (Safford 1917: Plate 1). Safford describes the grave as nine feet deep, with a roof of mats and canes supported by poles of pacay wood. Hanging from the mummy bundle is a bag containing coca leaves. In front of the mummy is a workbasket.
Detailed sketch of the interior of a mummy burial in Lima, Peru
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