Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (male)

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (male)

Subject

doll, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A male ceramic doll made of red clay with outstretched arms, a distorted face, and molded genitalia. One white, squarish shell eye is affixed to the figure with pitch. Some areas of the figure are designed and blackened.

length- roughly 23.5 cm
width- roughly 6 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

children, toy, ceramic

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-251

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, “Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (male) ,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 17, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/115.