The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of Mummies
In pre-Columbian South America the custom of offering miniatures to the dead was widespread. However, anthropomorphic textile dolls have only been found in the graves of one culture: Chancay. This culture flourished between 1200 and 1470 A. D. in large areas of what is today Peru's central coas...
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| author | Isabel Martínez Armijo Mercedes González Anna-Maria Begerock |
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| description | In pre-Columbian South America the custom of offering miniatures to the dead was widespread. However, anthropomorphic textile dolls have only been found in the graves of one culture: Chancay. This culture flourished between 1200 and 1470 A. D. in large areas of what is today Peru's central coastal regions. The bodies of these small dolls were made of plant fibers and then covered in textile clothing, which, together with facial painting, distinguished gender. These dolls were often found holding objects. Interestingly, although the dolls were always found with the buried mummy bundle, they were not always alone, but often members of groups of dolls involved in activities such as boat rides, dances or playing musical instruments thus representing daily activities or special events from the life of the deceased. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-171f400dca01453097386b2f69a8f3f72022-12-22T02:29:22Zdeuuniversi - Universitätsverlag SiegenDenkste: Puppe2625-58712568-93632019-09-0121162440The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of MummiesIsabel Martínez Armijo0Mercedes González1Anna-Maria Begerock2Institute for the Scientific Studies of Mummies (IECIM)Institute for the Scientific Studies of Mummies (IECIM)Institute for the Scientific Studies of Mummies (IECIM)In pre-Columbian South America the custom of offering miniatures to the dead was widespread. However, anthropomorphic textile dolls have only been found in the graves of one culture: Chancay. This culture flourished between 1200 and 1470 A. D. in large areas of what is today Peru's central coastal regions. The bodies of these small dolls were made of plant fibers and then covered in textile clothing, which, together with facial painting, distinguished gender. These dolls were often found holding objects. Interestingly, although the dolls were always found with the buried mummy bundle, they were not always alone, but often members of groups of dolls involved in activities such as boat rides, dances or playing musical instruments thus representing daily activities or special events from the life of the deceased.https://dedo.ub.uni-siegen.de/index.php/de_do/article/view/40funerary dollschancay culturemummiesanthropomorphic figurinesgrave goodscentral coast peru |
| spellingShingle | Isabel Martínez Armijo Mercedes González Anna-Maria Begerock The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of Mummies Denkste: Puppe funerary dolls chancay culture mummies anthropomorphic figurines grave goods central coast peru |
| title | The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of Mummies |
| title_full | The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of Mummies |
| title_fullStr | The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of Mummies |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of Mummies |
| title_short | The Chancay Funerary Dolls: Companions of Mummies |
| title_sort | chancay funerary dolls companions of mummies |
| topic | funerary dolls chancay culture mummies anthropomorphic figurines grave goods central coast peru |
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