The Mystery of the Moche    18”x 24

  Oil/ Acrylic by Melinda McCarthy 2006

The Moche are thought to be a fearsome warrior race pre-dating the Inca in Peru.  Recently a Moche tomb has been uncovered during an excavation.  Inside was a great warrior and leader mummified with all the trimmings of one highly revered, jewels, weapons, even sacrificial offerings. However when they unwrapped the body, this great man they expected to find was a woman!