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sun; and all the utensils, pots, &c. were buried with him, 
forming a semicircle in front.” 
Tradition reports, that these were the bodies of the an- 
cient Peruvians, buried before the invasion of the Spaniards ; 
and it is also said, that remains similar to those are found on 
the eastern side of the mountains, having their faces turned 
to the rising sun, but still in the same sitting posture. 
Dr. Wilde then exhibited a drawing by Mr. Wakeman, 
showing the state in which the mummy had been received, 
and continued: ‘* This drawing shows the condition in 
which the mummy was found, bound up in a cloak, or 
outer garment, fitting so as to give a tolerably accurate 
idea of the posture in which it was placed; and over this 
was wrought a net of rushes, or other such substance, 
with large meshes, in the manner of a purse, wound several 
times round the neck and ankles, without covering the head 
or feet.” 
Dr. Wilde observed, that it was a practice of the ancient 
Egyptians to bind their mummies tightly round the neck and 
feet, and produced an example in which the diameter of the 
neck did not exceed two inches. ‘‘ On cleaning and repair- 
ing this outer garment, cloak, or poncho, it was found to be 
composed of a complete web of cloth, formed apparently of 
the wool of the Lama. In texture it resembles several of 
the specimens of the Egyptian linen which I found in the 
catacombs at Sakara, the character of which depends upon 
the great tightness of the threads of the weft, and looseness 
of the warp, arising from the imperfection of the loom, and 
use of a ruler instead of a shuttle in weaving—a practice 
formerly used in Egypt, (as shown by the plates of Rosel- 
lini,)—found still extant in Mexico by Dr. Coulter, and 
noticed by myself in Barbary and Judea.” 
This garment, which is exceedingly simple in form, con- 
sists of a web, doubled and sewn together at the sides, ex- 
cept for a short distance at top, where openings were left for 
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