Handmade Vintage Peruvian Chancay Doll kiddy cup and dried over a period

and dried over a period of several weeks

It would also make a fantastic bed spread or throw

crownlike hat with long flaps

though has a bit of a texture on the front of the face

Handmade Vintage Peruvian Chancay Doll kiddy cup and dried over a periodAt first I believed this amazing vintage doll was a voodoo doll, but I have learned that it is in fact a Peruvian Chancay burial doll. These were traditionally used in the Chancay culture, a pre Columbian civilization located in modern day Peru. The burial dolls were made of woven fabric, typically stuffed with reed or fiber, dressed in gendered garments woven to size, and would usually have tapestry woven faces with dramatic facial features. Believed