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Fertility doll - Cameroon, Namchi

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Description

wood, brown patina, strings of coloured glass beads, coins, massive shoulders, small head with crested coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
among the Namchi, unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are young girl's playthings. When beads, bells and coins are added, however, the doll becomes a surrogate baby for a woman who is having difficulty in getting pregnant.
H: 31,5 cm
Provenance:
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1985)
Lit.: Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 76 ff.
Continent: Africa

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Fertility doll - Cameroon, Namchi

Name: Fertility doll - Cameroon, Namchi
SKU: 28925074
Price: 280 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €300 - €1,500

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