AMAZONIAN TRIBAL SPIRIT DOLL amazon tikuna tribe mother nature shaman witch 281

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Ethical Trading.... ... Sourced by Terrapin Trading in the Colombian Amazon Description This doll is from our private collection. This was personally sourced from the Tikuna village near Leticia, in the Colombian rainforest accessable only by boat down the Amazon River from Brazil or Peru. This doll is made of llachama pounded bark cloth (from a sustainable llachama tree and is traditionally used by this tribe, the TIKANU tribe, for making their masks, carvings and crafts.This auction is for the Amazonian Spirit Doll seen in the gallery picture (not all 3 dolls - please see our other adverts for the other dolls). The Indian tribes of the Amazon basin have long been known for carving crafts and making parchments for dyeing and sculpting from the lightweight balsa wood that is plentiful intheir area of the rain forest, and which is one of the fastest growing plants, growing to 20-30 metres within 5 years. The wood is very tactile and lightweight and is dyed using natural dyes found in the forest. This piece of indigenous folk art depicts a native Amazonian Indian adorned in his ritual dress and head mask of a large bird, and is decorated with traditional tribal art, painted using natural vegetable paints. The head dress is removeable. He stands 23cm long and holds a large bowl made from an Amazonian seed.A very traditional and artistic tribe, the Ticuna have a very rich culture using ceremony and ritual to commemorate many facets of their life. They are known for the traditional masks and costumes they use in these ceremonies.thumbnailWhen a Tikanu dies he is buried in a canoe. With this canoe he will cross the river of death. Within the canoe are put things he will need in the afterlife. During the funeral there is a ceremony in which the members of the tribe dance with masks that are carved to represent all the birds and animals that the deceased will want to hunt in the next life. This ritual is designed to make certain that these kinds of game will be plentiful for him. The mask is made of llachama pounded bark head on pounded bark cloth. Both the wood and the bark cloth are decorated with natural vegetable paints. Typically the bark cloth goes over the top of the head and the carving rests on the forehead allowing the dancer to see through the porous cloth or sometimes he sees through the mouth or eyes of the carving.The Ticuna, also spelled Tukuna or Tikuna, reside in the Colombian Amazon rain forest near the borders of Peru and Brazil. The Ticuna have managed to preserve their personal identity through their native language, traditional religions, rituals, and cultural art forms. They have survived the constant threat of violent extermination and forced integration policies by Western society. The Ticuna are a very artistic tribe whose talents include basketry, wood and stone sculpture, and mask making. They make bark cloth which is a natural fiber, paper-like fabric which they often paint using natural dyes. This fabric is often incorporated into many things such as masks and dolls as well as painting on it as on canvas or paper. They are one of the few Amazon tribes that paint just for the worth of the painting itself as opposed to painting as decoration on a utilitarian object. (Tikuna tribe in the Colombian Amazon)Please see our other items from indigenous communities throughout the world. We pay an ethical price for our items and where possible try to source directly from the makers. We suport and sponsor a number of overseas charities.Original product picked by Terrapin Trading. elivery We dispatch within 3 working days of payment received. Returns We offer a full refund on return within 7 days of purchase, if the item is not as described or damaged. read more

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