{"product_id":"standing-elder-deer-ticuna-ceremonial-spirit-doll","title":"Standing Elder Deer - Ticuna Ceremonial Spirit Doll","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.85; color: #4a3828; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eFrom the tri-border region where Colombia, Peru, and Brazil meet along the Solimões River comes a figure carved in honor of one of the Ticuna people's most enduring clan animals: the deer. Among the Ticuna, identity is held in clan, and clans are named for animals, plants, and birds. The deer clan represents an extended family, a particular line of ancestors. The Ticuna distinguish clan figures from mythological ones through clothing — clan animals are dressed in skirts, the marker of old age and wisdom. This deer wears a skirt. It is an elder, a carrier of memory, the visual representation of a lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b4f3a; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe body is carved from balsa wood, a lightweight tropical hardwood gathered locally, then wrapped in yanchama — a cloth made by stripping bark from a rainforest tree, soaking it for days, and beating it into a soft, paper-like fiber. The figure is finished with the four traditional Ticuna pigments: black from the genipapo fruit, red from achiote seeds, white from clay, and yellow from earth and plant sources. The geometric patterning is not decorative in the Western sense. It references the artisan's own visual lineage and inherited training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.85; color: #6b4f3a; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003eThe tallest deer figure in this selection at approximately 16 inches tall, designed to anchor an entryway, mantel, or styled vignette. Hand-carved and hand-painted by a single Ticuna artisan. Entirely unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 1px; background: #EDE8DF; margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #2a1f14; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.9; color: #4a3828; margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2a1f14;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 16″ (40 cm) tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2a1f14;\"\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Balsa wood, yanchama bark cloth, natural pigments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2a1f14;\"\u003ePigments:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genipapo fruit (black), achiote seeds (red), clay (white), earth pigments (yellow)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2a1f14;\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handcrafted in the Colombian Amazon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2a1f14;\"\u003eClan:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deer — elder clan figure (wears skirt)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 500; color: #2a1f14;\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of one · SKU DOLL-054\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 1px; background: #EDE8DF; margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #6b4f3a; margin: 0 0 6px;\"\u003eSourced directly from Ticuna artisans in the Colombian Amazon — purchased at fair prices to support the continuation of this tradition and the families who carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #b85c38; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(184,92,56,0.35); padding-bottom: 2px;\" href=\"\/pages\/ticuna-figures-colombia\"\u003eLearn about Ticuna ceremonial figures →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RFB Woven Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51218298110267,"sku":"DOLL-054","price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/0069\/4587\/files\/DOLL-054-2.jpg?v=1781366067","url":"https:\/\/woven.art\/products\/standing-elder-deer-ticuna-ceremonial-spirit-doll","provider":"RFB Woven Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}