An unusual face-tattoo, consisted of 3 lines, on the cheek of a mummified female body, who died in 1215 – 1382 CE ca, in South America [Andean region?]. Photos under 3 light-techniques. Held in the Anthropology & Ethnography museum of Turin [2661 x 1109]
by -introuble2
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>Tattoos present on the MAET mummy are simple drawings difficult to interpret and identify with a specific culture…
>In conclusion, the MAET mummy presents unique shape tattoos, even on rare anatomical location, and presents the possibly first evidence of the use of magnetite for tattooing in the past in South America.
text and photo from Rare tattoos shape and composition on a South American mummy, by Mangiapane et al., 2025, in [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S129620742500069X](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S129620742500069X)
Was her hair partially shaved or did that fall out due to the mummification process?
Scarlet A, old school.