Chancay

Dolls

1950/84, with textile fragments from A.D. 1000/1476
Contemporary assemblage of materials from a variety of past cultures. Cotton, variety of eaves, embroidered with cotton and wool in tunning and satin stitches; couching; cotton wrapped twigs
28.3 × 19.7 cm (11.1 × 7.8 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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