SUMMARY
Very little is known about the Bolivian dolls in this collection, however some examples exist on the Internet but none are as old or as unique as those in this collection. This collection makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of colonial Bolivia and provides us with insight into the role of folk art in Bolivian society. Small museums like Simon Fraser University of Archaeology and Ethnography and private collectors have small budgets and limited access to professional conservation specialists, they rely on student and volunteer labour to preserve and protect their collections. It is hoped that this paper will offer some insight into how I researched, completed and documented conservation work on this collection of Bolivian Dolls.
