{"product_id":"watcher-monkey-ticuna-ceremonial-spirit-doll","title":"Watcher Monkey - Ticuna Ceremonial Spirit Doll","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#4A3828;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003e\nAmong the Ticuna people of the Colombian Amazon, clothing serves as a visual language that immediately reveals the nature of a ceremonial figure. Clan animals—beings tied to ancestral lineage and extended family identity—are dressed in skirts, symbols of wisdom and old age. Mythological beings wear pants. This monkey figure belongs to the latter category. The monkey is not an ancestor but a wandering spirit of playfulness, spontaneity, and mischief, akin to Hanuman in Hindu tradition or Sun Wukong in Chinese folklore. Its pants are not decorative. They are a cultural code identifying the figure as a free and watchful spirit drawn from the rainforest canopy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003e\nMaster Ticuna artisans handcraft each figure using techniques preserved across generations. The body is carved from lightweight balsa wood gathered locally in the Amazon, then wrapped in yanchama—a soft bark cloth made by stripping rainforest tree bark, soaking it for days, and beating it into pliable fibers. The figure is finished using the four traditional Ticuna pigments: black from genipapo fruit, red from achiote seeds, white from clay, and yellow from earth and plant sources. The geometric markings across the surface are inherited visual language, reflecting the artisan’s lineage, training, and ceremonial knowledge.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 24px\"\u003e\nThis museum-quality monkey figure represents authentic Amazonian ceremonial art rarely encountered outside specialized collections. Each piece is entirely unique, shaped by the individual hand of its maker while remaining grounded in centuries-old iconography. Subtle differences in posture, pigment, and line work give every figure its own personality and presence. Display as a sculptural focal point, within a collection of indigenous art, or as a thoughtful note of movement and energy within a carefully styled interior.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:1px;background:#EDE8DF;margin:0 0 20px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\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\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 12″ (30 cm) tall\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Balsa wood, yanchama bark cloth, natural pigments\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003ePigments:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genipapo fruit (black), achiote seeds (red), clay (white), earth and plant pigments (yellow)\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handcrafted in the Colombian Amazon by Ticuna artisans\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eFigure Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monkey — mythological spirit figure (wears pants)\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of one · SKU DOLL-038\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:1px;background:#EDE8DF;margin:0 0 20px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.75;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003e\nSourced 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.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ticuna-figures-colombia\" 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\"\u003eLearn about Ticuna ceremonial figures →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RFB Woven Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51218297028923,"sku":"DOLL-038","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/0069\/4587\/files\/DOLL-038-3.jpg?v=1778122944","url":"https:\/\/woven.art\/products\/watcher-monkey-ticuna-ceremonial-spirit-doll","provider":"RFB Woven Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}