Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay, ca. 1100 CE. A beautiful doll with a core comprised of natural reeds, the limbs, fingers, and toes comprised of natural reeds wrapped with pink textile threads, and the body, hair, and clothing comprised of cotton and camelid yarns of a wide range of hues. Her large round brown eyes and buck teeth make for a playful expression on her rosy pink and beige face. Her long wavy hair cascades over her pink and yellow neckerchief. Her dress is a gauze-like woven natural hue. Scholars believe that such dolls were created to represent mortals rather than supernatural deities or spirits. Unfortunately most of the purportedly "ancient" Peruvian dolls on the market are in fact made in contemporary times, only comprised of collected ancient textile fragments. This example, however, is in fact an authentic ancient doll. A fabulous example that displays exceptional skill and various techniques, intriguing for its expressive visage, reed limbs with the digits meticulously defined and wound with threads, long brunette locks, and finely woven vestments. Custom stand. Size: 12" H (30.5 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Gill collection

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#117003

Missing one leg. Otherwise just a bit of expected separation and fraying of fibers but overall excellent.