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Chancay

Dolls

1950/84, with textile fragments from A.D. 1000/1476
Contemporary assemblage of materials from a variety of past cultures. Cotton and wool, variety of weaves' embroidered with wool in satin and back stitches; cotton wrapped twigs
24.1 × 16.5 cm (9.5 × 6.5 in)

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

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