Pre-Columbian Chancay Textile doll

Pre-Columbian Chancay Textile doll from Peru, ca. 1000-1400 CE. These kinds of dolls must have been adored by young girls in ancient Peru, just like modern girls would cherish a barbie doll. Constructed from a variety of fabric scraps, potentially leftover from adult clothing, and adorned with eyes, a nose, and a mouth. After that, the cloth was draped over a reed body, and the body was completed with hair, hands, feet, fingers, and toes. This piece is NOT one of the ones that were produced last year to sell to tourists and can be found for sale for $25. Since its creation about a millennium ago, this example has remained unchanged. A nice large example! 11" in height. Private Sacramento, California collection.