Angel Custodio: Ticuna Doll Painter (Colombian Amazon)
Meet the Maker · Colombian Amazon
Meet Angel Custodio
Ticuna doll painter Angel Custodio de la Piedra del Águila, and the family workshop where pucuna dolls come into the world.
Angel Custodio, Colombian Amazon.
Angel Custodio de la Piedra del Águila is a Ticuna doll painter from the Colombian Amazon. His name came to me through Magno, our partner in Colombia, after a buyer asked who painted the dolls. The answer arrived later that night, and it led to a deeper visit into his workshop.
A family operation in the Amazon
Angel works alongside his family painting pucuna dolls, the Ticuna ceremonial figures that originate in the Pelazón tradition. Each doll is hand-shaped, hand-painted, and finished with the care that has made Ticuna figures recognizable around the world.
— Jen
Frequently asked questions about Angel Custodio
Who is Angel Custodio?
Angel Custodio de la Piedra del Águila is a Ticuna doll painter from the Colombian Amazon. He works in a family workshop creating pucuna dolls.
What are pucuna dolls?
Pucuna dolls are Ticuna ceremonial figures from the Colombian Amazon. They originate in the Pelazón coming-of-age ceremony, in which a young Ticuna girl is initiated into womanhood.
