Doll, San Juan Chamula dress

NameDoll

Maker Patixtán Sisters

CultureTzotzil

DateLate 20th century

Place madeSan Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

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.