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Pre-Columbian Cloth Made into Dolls in Victorian Times Pre-Columbian Cloth Made into Dolls in Victorian Times Pre-Columbian Cloth Made into Dolls in Victorian Times
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LOT 2220

Pre-Columbian Cloth Made into Dolls in Victorian Times

11TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/2 in. (78 grams, 19 cm).

The polychrome woven Pre-Columbian textile fragments sewn into doll form in the Victorian age, when the stylised faces were added and attached to a panel with a loop; the dolls have been woven to reflect the style of ancient Chancay dolls from Peru. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.

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LOT 2220

Pre-Columbian Cloth Made into Dolls in Victorian Times

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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