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Reproduction Chancay style birth scene
Reproduction Chancay style birth scene
Reproduction Chancay style birth scene
DepartmentLatin America

Reproduction Chancay style birth scene

NameDoll
CulturePeruvian
Dateca. 1990
MediumWoven cotton, burlap, human hair, wool and cotton threads, straw
Dimensions6 5/16 × 4 5/16 × 2 9/16 in. (16 × 11 × 6.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Natasha Torres, A,2015.16.2
Object numberA.2015.16.2
DescriptionThree adult figures surround a reclining female figure giving birth; an infant head is emerging from under the blanket. All figures have coarse woven cotton faces embroidered with wool yarn. All have thread-wrapped straw limbs and are mounted to a rectangular straw backing wrapped in layers of cotton gauze and netting.