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    Costanza Di Capua hypothesizes that Valdivia figurines from Ecuador were used in puberty rituals. The figurines often depict female forms with exaggerated sexual features. Di Capua argues this suggests the figurines were used to educate young girls about sexuality and womanhood as part of rituals marking their transition to adulthood. The article proposes the figurines served as a way for older women to instruct younger girls through visualization during coming-of-age ceremonies in Valdivia culture.

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    Costanza Di Capua hypothesizes that Valdivia figurines from Ecuador were used in puberty rituals. The figurines often depict female forms with exaggerated sexual features. Di Capua argues this suggests the figurines were used to educate young girls about sexuality and womanhood as part of rituals marking their transition to adulthood. The article proposes the figurines served as a way for older women to instruct younger girls through visualization during coming-of-age ceremonies in Valdivia culture.

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    Costanza Di Capua hypothesizes that Valdivia figurines from Ecuador were used in puberty rituals. The figurines often depict female forms with exaggerated sexual features. Di Capua argues this suggests the figurines were used to educate young girls about sexuality and womanhood as part of rituals marking their transition to adulthood. The article proposes the figurines served as a way for older women to instruct younger girls through visualization during coming-of-age ceremonies in Valdivia culture.

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    Andean Past

    Volume 4 Article 14

    1994

    Valdivia Figurines and Puberty Rituals: An


    Hypothesis
    Costanza Di Capua
    deceased

    Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/andean_past


    Part of the Anthropology Commons

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    Di Capua, Costanza (1994) "Valdivia Figurines and Puberty Rituals: An Hypothesis," Andean Past: Vol. 4 , Article 14.
    Available at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/andean_past/vol4/iss1/14

    This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Andean Past by an
    authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact um.library.technical.services@maine.edu.

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