{"product_id":"spirit-of-play-monkey-ticuna-ceremonial-spirit-doll","title":"Spirit of Play Monkey - Ticuna Ceremonial Spirit Doll","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpirit of Play: A Ceremonial Ticuna Monkey Figure from the Solimões\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the Solimões River, where Colombia, Peru, and Brazil meet in the heart of the Amazon, Ticuna artisans have carved figures like this one for generations. The Ticuna distinguish their figures by clothing: clan animals, which represent extended families and lineage, are dressed in skirts — a marker of old age and wisdom. Mythological beings wear pants. The monkey is mythological. It is not an ancestor. It is a trickster figure of mischief, playfulness, and spontaneity, the Ticuna counterpart to Hanuman or Sun Wukong, carried into the home not for its weight or its solemnity but for its lightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eArtisan Craftsmanship\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery mark on a Ticuna figure is made by hand from materials gathered in the rainforest. The body is carved from balsa wood. The clothing is yanchama, a soft fiber cloth made by stripping bark from a rainforest tree, soaking it, and beating it. The pigments are the four traditional Ticuna colors: black from the dark juice of the genipapo fruit, red from achiote seeds, white from local clay, and yellow from earth and plant sources. The geometric patterning across the figure is not ornament. It is inherited — a visual language passed from artisan to apprentice across generations, each line carrying the meaning of the maker's clan and training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCollector-Grade Quality\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthentic ceremonial art from the Colombian Amazon, hand-carved and painted by a single Ticuna artisan. Each piece is entirely unique. Display alone as a quiet sculptural moment, or grouped with other figures from the same arrival for a visual conversation between them. A piece for collectors of indigenous art, anthropologists of object and meaning, and interior designers seeking a statement that carries cultural depth rather than ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eEthically Sourced\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoven.art works directly with Ticuna artisans in the Colombian Amazon, ensuring fair compensation and supporting the preservation of endangered cultural traditions. Your purchase directly sustains indigenous families and encourages younger generations to continue these artistic practices. Every figure ships with documentation of its origin and the cultural context of Ticuna iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: Approximately 12 in (30 cm) tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Handcrafted in the Colombian Amazon by Ticuna artisans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: Balsa wood, yanchama bark cloth, natural pigments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU: DOLL-046\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"RFB Woven Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51218297520443,"sku":"DOLL-046","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/0069\/4587\/files\/DOLL-046-1.jpg?v=1781366089","url":"https:\/\/woven.art\/products\/spirit-of-play-monkey-ticuna-ceremonial-spirit-doll","provider":"RFB Woven Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}