6 1/2″ Wood & Cloth Otavalo Indians: Nina & Pedro. The dolls are mission made and sold through SERRV. Nina wears a leather Bolivar hat, (which was a style worn by the South American liberator when not in uniform.) She also has a baby tied to her back with a rebozo. ( A South American scarf used as a carry all for centuries. It may be a thin, dark colored linen scarf worn around the head and shoulders and hips as a carryall for the body, marketing, or almost anything. The rebozo if not used, or if it is neatly tied on the left shoulder indicates the woman is unmarried.) She also wears a tapalo ( a course homespun scarf worn in Latin America under her Bolivar hat.) The women are usually clad with equal simplicity in a loose fitting blouse and full skirt.)
Pedro wears a Bolivar Hat, poncho, linen trousers, and a loose fitting white shirt. The shirts are worn because they are comfortable and suitable for the hot climate of Ecuador. Pedro is playing the traditional pan -pipi, which plays melodies that have been handed down from the Pre-Colombian ancestors.
The couple are Indians from the Otavalo district. These peoples are considered to be the handsomest and most intelligent and industrious of all the Indians of the East Andes. They dress in the most striking of costume; the men in brilliant red or blue ponchos, the women are decked out with necklaces, bracelets, and rings, and both wear the Bolivar hat.
I purchased the couple in 1972 at the International Shop in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
6 1/2″ Wood & Cloth Otavalo Indians: Nina & Pedro. The dolls are mission made and sold through SERRV. Nina wears a leather Bolivar hat, (which was a style worn by the South American liberator when not in uniform.) She also has a baby tied to her back with a rebozo. ( A South American scarf used as a carry all for centuries. It may be a thin, dark colored linen scarf worn around the head and shoulders and hips as a carryall for the body, marketing, or almost anything. The rebozo if not used, or if it is neatly tied on the left shoulder indicates the woman is unmarried.) She also wears a tapalo ( a course homespun scarf worn in Latin America under her Bolivar hat.) The women are usually clad with equal simplicity in a loose fitting blouse and full skirt.)