the mummy’s head now being located well within the 
present bundle of wrappings. Immediately below this 
‘*false head’’ and covering the lower edge of the turban 
was a sling (80/4175) (Plate LX XVI), and on the right 
shoulder a feather fan (80/4179) with a fiber handle re- 
sembling the miniature fan that had been included in 
Layer II. Within the folds of the various textiles that 
composed Layer IV were two wooden sticks, one a baton 
of polished wood (30/4281); the other unpolished, but 
wrapped with sinew about the larger or upper end (30/ 
4230). Finally, the terminal wrapping of coarse, plain 
cotton cloth was placed about the whole bundle with the 
ends wrapped spirally from left to right. "The bundle now 
formed a slightly irregular cone (Plate LX XV), smooth 
in contour except for the projection of the turbanned 
‘*head’’ under the outer wrapping. The completed bun- 
dle was lowered into the grave pit and surrounded by a 
reed mat (80/4226), presumably to protect it from the 
earth. 
This bundle does not differ markedly from others that 
have been described from this site ( Yacovleff and Muelle, 
1934; Natural History, 41: 119-125; Carrion, 1949). In 
fact, there appears to be a certain uniformity, not only 
in the general construction of the bundles, but in their 
contents as well. These bundles consist of both plain and 
elaborately constructed fabrics of various uses, design and 
color, although the number and quality of the latter type 
may vary in different bundles. In addition to textiles, 
there were various objects some of which would appear 
to have had a ritualistic significance. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT REMAINS 
FROM THE MumMMy BUNDLE 
From the standpoint of identification, the plant ma- 
terial from archaeological sites in Peru may be divided 
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