Doll, San Juan Chamula dress

NameDoll

Maker Patixtán Sisters

CultureTzotzil

DateLate 20th century

Place madeSan Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

MediumWool, cotton, wood, paint

Dimensions10 5/8 × 4 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (27 × 11 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Rene and Tony Donaldson, A.2016.6.10

Object numberA.2016.6.10

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMale wooden doll with black eyebrows, eyes, and hair. Hair is almost chin length. The figure wears a V-necked off-white poncho tied at the waist with a rust colored leather belt. The poncho is knee-length and has very fine red and blue lines running its length. It is fringed. Below the poncho, doll wears calf-length white cotton pants and a long-sleeved white cotton shirt. His hinged arms are at his sides. He wears black sandles.