Museo Cao

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Museo Cao is an archaeological museum in northern Peru renowned for housing the remarkably preserved Moche mummy known as the Lady of Cao and artifacts from the El Brujo archaeological complex.

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Museo Cao canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological museum
associatedWithSite Huaca Cao Viejo
Huaca El Brujo
Huaca Prieta
country Peru
dedicatedTo Moche culture
pre-Columbian archaeology
exhibits Lady of Cao
Moche ceramics
Moche metalwork
Moche ritual objects
Moche textiles
archaeological finds from El Brujo
focusesOnCulture Moche
linked to: Moche culture
focusesOnPeriod Early Intermediate Period
hasArchitecturalStyle contemporary museum architecture
hasCollectionType archaeological artifacts
funerary offerings
human remains
hasEducationalProgram guided tours
school outreach activities
hasExhibitionTheme Moche religious practices
archaeological research at El Brujo
power and authority in Moche society
hasFunction cultural dissemination center
museum
research center
hasNotableObject Moche headdresses
Moche necklaces and pectorals
Moche nose ornaments
ceremonial clubs and weapons
gold and silver ornaments of the Lady of Cao
tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao
hasPrimaryFocus Lady of Cao funerary context
languageOfSignage English
Spanish
locatedIn El Brujo archaeological complex
La Libertad Region
Magdalena de Cao district
northern Peru
namedAfter Lady of Cao
near Trujillo, Peru
linked to: Trujillo
openToPublic true
operatedBy Fundación Wiese
partOf El Brujo cultural-tourist complex
region north coast of Peru
subjectOf archaeological publications about El Brujo
tourism promotion in Peru

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

El Brujo hasMuseum Museo Cao
Huaca Cao Viejo hasMuseum Museo Cao
Lady of Cao exhibitedAt Museo Cao