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 molded breasts. Some areas are blackened and designed. Beads are strung through the ears and nose. White shell eyes are affixed with pitch. The doll has prominent ears, big feet, female genitalia, hole in the bottom, dirty white woven cotton skirt, and a yellow paint slash across the forehead. The doll is in overall poor condition.
length- roughly 18 cm
width- roughly 5 cm
length- roughly 18 cm
width- roughly 5 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
children, toy, ceramics, textile
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-256
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, “Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (female),” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 4, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/106.