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SOUTHWEST WING 
INDIANS OF SouTH AMERICA 
Passing through the west corridor of local birds and on into the ad- 
joining hall to the west, we find the collections relating to the Indians of 
South America. The greater part of the hall is filled with 
Indians of material from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile, illustrating 
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ae the various forms of culture that prevailed in the empire of the 
Incas. These Indians, together with the Mexican Indians, 



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PIECES OF CLOTH FOUND WITH PERUVIAN MUMMIES 
The only sources of knowledge of prehistoric Peruvians come from their graves. They 
were familiar with most modern weaves including the finest gobelins and produced highly 
decorative effects by harmonized colors and a repetition of woven-in designs. The Museum’s 
collection of mummy cloths is perhaps the largest in the world, and is not fully known, for a 
large number of the mummy bundles have never been opened 
