Human remains in the museum. The Mallqui mummy bundle
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| 10 EUR, reduced 5 EUR |
| German |
| Along the Humboldt Current, 2nd Floor |
| Belongs to: Ethnological Collections and Asian Art |
In the second half of the 19th century, mallqui, so-called mummy bundles from South America, were popular with European collectors. Today the presentation of human remains in museums leads to controversial discussions. By way of the mummy bundle exhibited in room “Along the Humboldt Current” (room 204), Romina Tello opens these discussions: she talks about the cultural identity of people from the historic Andean region, their burial rituals and their beliefs, and discusses with visitors how human remains should be treated today.
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Romina Tello Astudillo de Beer was born in Huancayo, Peru. As a cultural scientist and ethnologist, she is dedicated to the cultural and social constellations of the ancient Andean world. Her academic work focuses on decolonisation processes in Latin American regions and provenance research into pre-Columbian cultural artefacts. Since 2021 she has been working in language and cultural mediation in the field of social integration. She is currently a new freelance educator for the Ethnological Museum at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.