Chancay Ceramic Dolls

The chancay people were exquisite ceramic and textile artisans.

Chancay ceramic dolls.

These were usually large female looking dolls made from clay. Not much is known about the chancay civilization which developed in the later part of the inca empire this culture emerged after the fall of the wari civilization parts of the southern chancay area were conquered by the chimú in the early 1400s and by about 1450 ce the incas were occupying both areas. Porcelain dolls come in male and female designs as well as various ages such newborn babies dolls that look like young women or dolls that look like children. Ceramic guardian figures were important in chancay culture.

Cuchimilco ceramic figures are almost always presented in pairs to represent family. Peruâ s chancay culture settled fifty miles north of lima in the chancay valley between 900 and 1400 a d. For example a doll made in 1916 by the french sculptor albert marque one of 100 limited edition dolls dressed by the parisian couturier jeanne margaine lacroix was sold in 2014 by auction house theriault s for 300 000. The chancay likely had a centralized political structure and formed a small regional state.

25 cm bfpc collection 2011 12. There are porcelain dolls as small as 8 inches and baby dolls as big as 18 inches so size is a factor to consider when choosing one. 4 cm x w. May 14 2020 explore ruth walzer shine s board chancay pottery on pinterest.

They normally come in pairs of male and female figures with stocky almost triangular shaped bodies and upraised arms. This civilization was based mainly in the valleys of chancay and chillon which are on the central coast of peru. See more ideas about pottery precolumbian archaeology. Porcelain dolls that were made 80 to 100 years ago or more can be quite valuable.

Therefore it is known as the black on white style. Vessels are often large and quaintly shaped with the egg shaped jars being more common. Think about the size of the china doll. The chancay culture is believed to have been conquered and incorporated into the inca empire in the mid to late 13th century.

4 5 cm x h. The chancay civilization produced ceramics on a large scale using mainly moulds. The dolls are modern day reproductions modeled after ancient cloth figures found in the graves of elite chancay people whose culture flourished in the arid coastal valley of peru during 1000 1460 ce. Chancay doll of a mother and child with a pink blanket.

Chancay burial dolls are a type of grave goods that were used by the chancay culture a pre columbian civilization located in modern day peru.