[Aztlan] Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps

[Hube Smith]

It's not "in keeping" with the actions of museums?

What museums might those be?




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Carr" <rainieri.carr at gmail.com>
To: <eztunesi at tin.it>
Cc: <Aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps


> The actions of the museum are not in keeping with any historical or
> ceremonial display of the dead. It appears to be purely for profit, and
> nothing more.
> 
> Jeffrey Carr
> 
> www.aztecreconstructionism.com
> 
> 
> On 9/9/07, eztunesi at tin.it <eztunesi at tin.it> wrote:
>>
>> In precolonial times mummies were shown to the people in public display
>> in ancient Peru. The handling of dead bodies is well documented in Maya
>> inscriptions as well. The modern display of ancient mummies is from the
>> emotional point of view not so dissimilar from the ancient. It is a
>> contect between living and dead.
>> Raphael Tuensi
>>
>> ----Messaggio
>> originale----
>> Da: husmith at charter.net
>> Data: 9-set-2007 8.11 PM
>> A:
>> "Grace Sullivan"<sullivangracek at gmail.com>, <webmaster at chicanoforums.
>> com>
>> Cc: <Aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
>> Ogg: Re: [Aztlan] Mummy of girl
>> sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps
>>
>> Perhaps the interment of the child
>> was, in fact, "sacred" although it may
>> have been "profane." Of course,
>> it is very hard to apply the proper term
>> because we modern peoples
>> have no idea what that ancient society was
>> thinking, much less can we
>> assign modern sensibilities to them without
>> data -- and we do not
>> possess such data.
>>
>> To my way of thinking, the country-of-ownership has
>> every right to do as it
>> pleases. Further, I think it is just as likely
>> the persons who view the
>> remains will appreciate the obvious attention
>> given the child as they might
>> be appalled at her remains being on
>> display.
>>
>> It is difficult to find a reason why anyone would be well-
>> served by "hiding"
>> the mummy, re-burying it, or leaving it to the
>> occasional studies of
>> so-called "professionals." Knowledge belongs to
>> the people.
>>
>> Hube Smith
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Grace
>> Sullivan" <sullivangracek at gmail.com>
>> To: <webmaster at chicanoforums.com>
>> Cc: <Aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps
>>
>>
>> >I have to agree with the gasps and the comment from the article that
>> > this exhibit is a great mistake. I think it is the most recent and
>> >
>> serious desecration of the sacred that I have heard.
>> >
>> > -Grace
>> Sullivan
>> >
>> > On 9/8/07, Webmaster <webmaster at chicanoforums.com> wrote:
>> >> http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/09/08/mummy.maiden.ap/index.
>> html
>> >>
>> >> Wow!
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Webmaster
>> >> http://chicanoforums.com
>> >>
>> >>
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