"Strikingly well-preserved mummies, tall in stature and fair in complexion, have lain in the parched Tarim Basin of western China for 3,800 years. Wearing Western-influenced textiles and possessing surprising technologies and customs, the identity of these extraordinary people is a mystery!
This historic exhibition of 150 objects drawn from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum and the Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology in Urumqi, China reveals surprising details about the people who lived along the ancient Silk Road. For the first time ever, three of the more than 100 Caucasian mummies found and preserved in the western China’s inhospitable desert sands are being presented in the United States. An impressive array of objects are included in the exhibition to represent the full extent of the Silk Road, where lavish goods, technologies and ideas between East and West were adopted and exchanged."
** These photo's were made by Cyberload.This was a special opportunity for Flickr photographers. Photography is NOT allowed during this exhibit. **
The Beauty of Xioahe, 1800 - 1500 BC
Speechless
Curly Hatted Kneeling Warrior
Stone Mask
Tied
Working Hard
I'm putting my foot down!
Oxhead, 1800 - 1500 BC
The Beauty of Xioahe, 1800 - 1500 BC
Infant mummy, 8th century BC
Wooden Boat
Metal Bowl with Face
Wooden Boxes
Pretty Dancer with Bird
Bearded Man
Textile Shoes
Walk like a... Chinese man?
Trappings of Yingpan Man. 3rd - 4th century
Textile Printing Detail
Red & Blue Garment
Stone Hammer
Feathered Arrows
Wooden Oar Detail
Shoes with Embroidered Characters, 4th century
Gold Mask, 5th - 6th century. The mask is made from two pieces of gold foil soldered together and joined with rivets. The eyebrows, eyes and beard are made with inlaid rubies.
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