DepartmentLatin America
Doll, San Juan Chamula dress
NameDoll
Artist or maker
Patixtán Sisters
CultureTzotzil
DateLate 20th century
Place madeSan Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
MediumWool, cotton, wood, paint
Dimensions10 5/8 × 4 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (27 × 11 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Rene and Tony Donaldson, A.2016.6.11
Object numberA.2016.6.11
DescriptionMale wooden doll with black eyebrows, eyes, and hair. He wears a rectangular black cloth with a multi-colored design over his head. There are several layers of clothing on the doll. He wears white cotton pants and long-sleeved white cotton shirt. They are covered by a short sleeved, below the knee dress. On the outside he wears an ankle-length white cotton cape closed at his neck. The cape and dress have multi-colored embroidered decorative borders. A beaded necklace with red and green ribbons attached is around his neck. The ribbons are under his cape. He wears black sandals.
