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 and female genitalia with hole underneath. Some areas are blackened and designed. White shell eyes are affixed to the figure with pitch. Beads are strung through the ears and nose. Cotton skirt is dirty white and woven.

length- roughly 15 cm
width- roughly 4 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

children, toy, ceramics, textile

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-255

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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/107.