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| Type of Object: | Toy |
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| Material: | Textile |
| Measurements: | Usually 20 cm. tall and 8 cm. wide. |
| Date or Period: | 1000-1300 A.D. |
| Maker: | Chancay |
| Designated List Category: | IB3 Chancay Dolls |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 06/11/1997 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru |
| Copyright : | National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Three dimensional human figures stuffed with vegetal fiber to which hair and other decorations are added. Sometimes they depict lone females; in other cases they are arranged in groups. Most important, the eyes are woven in tapestry technique; in fakes, they have embroidered features. | |
| Keywords: | |
| Chancay, cloth, doll, embroidery, human figure, Pre-Columbian Textiles, textile, toy, |
