The shape of the mummy pack is not conditioned by the body, as in the present instance is evident from its very proportions.
Large mummy with a false head, from the dead field of Ancon.
Tag: Peruvian customs
Traditional Peruvian dress, culture and customs of the various regions.
Passementerie Work from the necropolis of Ancon in Peru.
Rich gauze-like passementerie work. The necropolis of Ancon in Peru; culture and industries of the empire of the Incas.
Plan of Ancon and neighbouring Necropolis.
The plan illustrates the topographical relations in connection with the archaeological aim of this work.
Peru 1821. Females of Lima.
Peru 1821. Females of Lima. Historic costumes. Lima is the capital of the South American Andean state of Peru. Lima is located on the Río Rímac at the foot of… Read More
Free Mulatto of Lima, Peru. Mulâtresse libre.
Free Mulatto of Lima, Peru. Mulâtresse libre, Lima. Source: Le Musée cosmopolite. Costumes actuels de tous les peuples, gravés sur acier par les premiers Graveurs de Paris. Paris, Ancienne Mon… Read More
Tapada limeña. Tapada de saya. Peru c1850.
Tapada limeña was the name that was used to designate the Lima woman in the viceroyalty of Peru and the early years of the Republic.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress changes from village to village.
Female from Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo, Peru.
The people of Huancayo, in gorgeous rented costumes such as this, annually celebrate the fiesta of their city’s patron saint.