Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (female)
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (female)
Subject
doll, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
A female ceramic doll made of red clay with outstretched arms and one breast (the other broke off). Some areas are blackened and designed. White shell eyes are affixed to the figure with pitch. A bead is strung through the nose. The doll has big feet, female genitalia, hole in the bottom, and a dirty white woven cotton skirt.
length- roughly 18 cm
width- 6 cm
length- roughly 18 cm
width- 6 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja
Date Created
c. 20th Century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
children, toy, ceramics, textile
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-257
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, “Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (female),” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 3, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/105.