While origins of the white marble busts are yet to be firmly established, name of Francesca Maria Schiaffino engraved on the back of the busts, made Chiara Rostagno claim they were from Genoa in northern Italy, where sculptor’s workplace and studio was
there are thought to be thousands of mummies still in these hills and evidence of the chinchorro is scattered all around the area. behind the scenes of the san miguel supper museum, the careful study and preservation of the majority of the chinchorro mummies takes place. there s so many mummies here, vivian! how many?- place. there s so many mummies here, vivian! how many? yes, we have about here, vivian! how many? yes, we have about 70 here, vivian! how many? yes, we have about 70 mummies, - have about 70 mummies, chinchorro mummies, in this store. let me tell you in. let me show you one now. it’s let me show you one now. it s uuite let me show you one now. it s quite small- let me show you one now. it s quite small. what can you tell me about this mummy?