bone from the upper leg of a pig, grinded on both sides and polished, two strings of turquoise miniature glass beads attached, slightly dam., traces of old age and usage;
it is thought that like the stylized wooden dolls of the Balante, dolls of this type are carried by women on their backs.
H: 22 cm
Provenance:
Pierre Robin, Paris, France
Lit.: Dolls for play and ritual, Berg en Dal 1995, p. 29
Continent: Africa

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