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Crime Sheet
Victim's Name:
A Peruvian wooden figure, wrapped in woollen cloth.
Age:
The figure dates from AD900-1532.
Used For:
The figure's use is not certain but it is likely to have been part of a grave offering - wooden figures were often
included in graves as offerings, or perhaps as guardians.
Place of Residence:
The figure comes from Peru. It has been in the museum's collection since 1951 and has been kept in a box in storage.
(It will shortly go on display at World Museum Liverpool).
Damage:
The damage is to the figure's dress. The fabric has holes and the fibres are
brittle and are shedding constantly. The
blue areas are especially tattered.
Image:
Date of damage:
Unknown.
Other evidence:
Amongst the material tiny black pellets and fibres were found.
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