Souvenir Doll: Peru

Name/Title

Souvenir Doll: Peru

Entry/Object ID

2026.184.01

Tags

Doll, Peru, South American, Souvenir

Description

Souvenir doll, the doll depicts traditional attire from Peru. The doll is dressed in black trousers with pink stitching on the hem. On top, he wears a blue undershirt, over which he wears a colourful woven poncho, the poncho features blue, red, pink, yellow, white, and green in its pattern. On their head, the doll wears a red hat trimmed in yellow, with a blue and red tassel. The doll also carries a wooden staff, it is grey and black. The doll has painted brown hair and brown eyes. The body of the doll is woven but it has a plastic face and neck.

Use

Collectable item

Context

Likely purchased as a souvenir

Collection

Cultural Dolls

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Doll

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Doll Name

Peru

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1960

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in black trousers with pink stitching on the hem. On top, he wears a blue undershirt, over which he wears a colourful woven poncho, the poncho features blue, red, pink, yellow, white, and green in its pattern. On their head, the doll wears a red hat trimmed in yellow, with a blue and red tassel. The doll also carries a wooden staff, it is grey and black.

Hair

Color

Black

Type

Paint

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-7: Display quality

Accessories

Accessory

Mount

Material

Wood, Fabric, Plant Fiber, Plastic

Color

Black, Brown, Pink, Red, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Green, White, Gray

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

February 19, 2026

Notes

Small Misc Dolls Box 2

Create Date

February 19, 2026

Update Date

February 19, 2026