Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden doll

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden doll

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru, wooden doll

Description

This doll is wooden, plain, and has four short, slightly carved legs.
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-145] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional in that genitalia are not indicated
Has lived with Brazilians and is uptight about nakedness"


height- 19 cm

Relation

Paired with item 1966-1-145.

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-chai

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

toy, children

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-146

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-chai, “Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden doll,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 8, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/196.