Toy

This was excavated by German antiquarians Reiss and Stuebel during the 1880s at the necropolis at Ancon, on the Peruvian coast. It had been a toy, buried with a child. Sometimes real creatures were also buried as children's pets.

This bundle of wool, wrapped around with brownish and whitish woollen (and possibly cotton) thread and with a piece of split reed along one side, very roughly looks like a bird. The thread at its narrow end is dark blue.

The Ancon necropolis contained hundreds of 'mummy bundles' - people buried crouched, and wrapped in textiles, with a false head attached, and accompanied by possessions, in underground chambers. They span several centuries to around 1500.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-294-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1902.524
Date:	14th - 16th century Between the 14th and 16th century
Material:	Brown, white and blue wool
Dimensions:	10.00" L
What:	Figure / bird
Subject:	Clothing and textiles
Who:
Where:	South America, Ancient Peru, Ancon
Event:
Description:	Figure of a bird made from brown, white and blue wool: Ancient Peru, Ancon, 14th - 16th century
References:	W Reiss and A Stuebel. The Necropolis of Ancon in Peru. Berlin: Asher 1880-1887.
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