Peruvian Burial Dolls

By MagicShmop07, 12 September, 2012
Description

I have 3 Peruvian burial dolls. The dolls are aligned side by side on a matching pillow, preserved inside of a wooden shadow box. All 3 dolls appear to depict female gender, as they all have pig tails and skirts. Each doll is completely unique. I've seen prices vary between $20 and $3000 online, so an appraisal would be both needed and much appreciated.

Category
Dolls and Plush Toys
Medium
The dolls and pillow are made from ancient textile fragments collected from burial sites in Peru. The box looks like oak.
Distinguishing marks
There is no hallmark or logo of any kind.
Condition
Mint
Size and dimensions of this item
Each doll is about 6 inches tall, an inch and a half wide. The pillow is about 7 1/2 inches wide, 3 1/2 inches tall. The box is 13 x 13 inches.
Date Period
Date of assembly is between 1900 - 1930. Date of fabrics is between 800 - 1200 years old. Box looks newer.
Weight
I do not know the exact weight of the dolls. I won't take them out of the box.
History
The dolls were assembled from ancient textile fragments from burial sites in Peru sometime in the early 1900's by Peruvian natives as novelty items for tourists.
Price Paid (If known)
Got them as a gift.
For Sale?
No
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fishwhacker

12 years 4 months ago

About $50-60 for this collection is optomistic. I would be suprised if these dolls are not a little later made, as in the 1960s or so. Regardless of age, I don't think I've ever seen an individual doll sell for more than $20-30

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Had the dates authenticated already.

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Good for you, thanks for the smart ass, rash comments you were nice enough to leave me. I'll be sure to really do my best to help you in the future. These dolls have very little value regardless of age, go get your second opinion (please pay for it so you can appreciate getting things done for free), and tell me I'm wrong.

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