African Fali-Kirdi Kapsiki Group "Ham Pilu" or Betrothal Doll, Northern Cameroon, corn cob, glass beads, twine, puca shell and resin, h. 8 1/2 in., dia. 2 1/4 in.; mounted on wood stand, overall h. 9 1/2 in. Provenance: Gift of Francoise B. Richardson, Dec. 1996; Estate of Curator and Scholar and Advocate of Outsider and Contemporary Art Bill Fagaly, sold to benefit Prospect New Orleans' William A. Fagaly Memorial. Exh.: "Materials of Africa: African Art in New Orleans Collections", Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Nov. 29, 2001-Feb. 17, 2002, illustrated as fig. C, p. 67 in exhibition catalogue; "What a Wonderful World",, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 4-Dec. 1, 2003.

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