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Source Description
Often referred to as dolls for their diminutive size and simplified imagery, these wood figures dressed in carefully crafted garments are frequently found in tombs from ancient Peru. Because there are no written records from this time period, their precise meaning and significance is not known. However, it's theorized that these figures represent those interred in the tomb or their family members. This particular example shows a female, wearing a long dress, not unlike those known from the later Inca period, when women pinned textiles at their shoulders something like Roman togas. The meaning of the staring eyes and brightly colored faces of these figures is unknown.
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Document identity
localId
79394
label
Textile Doll
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
79394
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Textile Doll
description
Often referred to as dolls for their diminutive size and simplified imagery, these wood figures dressed in carefully crafted garments are frequently found in tombs from ancient Peru. Because there are no written records from this time period, their precise meaning and significance is not known. However, it's theorized that these figures represent those interred in the tomb or their family members. This particular example shows a female, wearing a long dress, not unlike those known from the later Inca period, when women pinned textiles at their shoulders something like Roman togas. The meaning of the staring eyes and brightly colored faces of these figures is unknown.
provenance
Andy and Von Long, Denver, Colorado, between the 1960s and 1980s [mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1989 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
date
1000-1450 (Late Intermediate)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
dolls
figures
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30.5
height
14
depth
3.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 x W: 5 1/2 x D: 1 1/2 in. (30.5 x 14 x 3.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chancay
med
cotton, wool, wood
creator_ids
31453
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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f50d1c8a544b8d68