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Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fine Chancay doll comprised of a textile covered body with an interior core made from natural reed fibers and limbs wrapped with red camelid (alpaca or llama wool) yarns. The doll's expressive visage presents with embroidered features in red, brown, gold, and cream hues against a chocolate brown ground. She wears a decorative textile headband across her forehead and adorning her chocolate brown coiffure. Her dress is finely woven camelid textile of warm golden hues and stylized motifs. A charming example from ancient Peru! Size: 3.2" W x 10.1" H (8.1 cm x 25.7 cm); 10.5" H (26.7 cm) on included custom stand.

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 wound with threads, long brunette locks, and finely woven vestments.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985; ex R. G. collection, Orlando, Florida, USA

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Minor fraying to some areas of body and head, with light staining to scattered areas, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to thread coloration on head and body.

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