Body politics: famous preserved corpses

Say "Ancient Egypt" to any schoolchild and the first thing they'll think of is the mummies -- preserved remains of important figures. The British Museum in London houses a collection of 120 human mummies from Egypt and Sudan, which count as one of its biggest draws for thousands of visitors. The desiccated, blackened figure of Agat Mamete Mabel, a chieftain who ruled over Wogi village some 250 years ago is one of the most notable -- decorated with pig tusks slung around the torso, a feathered he