article_snippet: First Chinchorro would extract the brains and organs before then reconstructing the body with fibres.
article_snippet: the brains and organs would fill the empty skull with straw or ash.
article_snippet: Reeds were then used to sew the empty skull back together and connect the jaw to the cranium.
article_snippet: A stick was used to keep the spine straight and the skin was patched back together before being covered with a paste made from manganese, red ocher or mud.