Handmade Vintage Peruvian Chancay Doll kiddy cup which I found at a

which I found at a fantastic estate sale of a world traveller and avid collector in Lynn

but it bears a strong resemblance to many antique Turkish embroidered textiles I have found

and dried over a period of several weeks

and just a fabulous object to have around

crownlike hat with long flaps

Handmade Vintage Peruvian Chancay Doll kiddy cup which I found at aAt first I believed this amazing vintage doll was a voodoo doll, but I have learned that it is in fact a Peruvian Chancay burial doll. These were traditionally used in the Chancay culture, a pre Columbian civilization located in modern day Peru. The burial dolls were made of woven fabric, typically stuffed with reed or fiber, dressed in gendered garments woven to size, and would usually have tapestry woven faces with dramatic facial features. Believed