Fertility doll "mwana hiti" - Tanzania, Luguru

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning “child of wood") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and G

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. Mwana hiti, meaning  child of wood is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and Gogo

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning a “child of wood") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning “child of wood") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning “child of wood") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and

This is a very fine old carved wooden \"Mwana Hiti\" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning “child of wood\") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru,

wood, dark brown patina, strings of glass beads, drilled holes on the stomach, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion H: 14 cm, H: 5,5 inch Provenance: Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Publishe

wood, middle brown patina, pokerwork, of typical form with bipartite coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion H: 11,5 cm, H: 4,5 inch Provenance: Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Published in:

Two African Zaramo Mwana Hiti carved wood fertility dolls / figures, Tanzania. Larger: 7.75" H x 2" diameter.

A carved wooden staff with a Mawana Hiti or fertility doll image on top and a well handled surface patina. Zaramo peoples, Tanzania. The Staff measures 18.5 inches ( 21 inches tall on professional cus

A Carved wooden female doll adorned with glass beads and with classic split coiffure, well handled and worn surface. According to the web site Imo Dara, The Zaramo mwana hiti, meaning child of wood, i

An old and interesting carved wooden Kwere Mwana Hiti doll with exaggerated coiffure and well handled surface patina. Kwere peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The sculpture measures 5.5 inches tall. Ex Collec

This is a very unusual old Kwere Mwana Hiti doll with raised split coiffure and wonderful form. Such dolls were used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and Gogo people of Tanzania.

African Tribal Art Zaramo Fertility Doll, Tanzania. Dimension is 6.5 inches high x 2.25 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $20.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, internationa

3 Miniatur-Figuren, "mwana hiti" Zaramo/Luguru/Kwere, Tansania Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Glasperlen. H 12,5 - 16,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020),

A Carved wooden female doll adorned with glass beads, inset bead eyes, and with classic split coiffure, well handled and worn surface. According to the web site Imo Dara, The Zaramo mwana hiti, meanin

A diminutive carved wooden female doll with classic split coiffure, well handled and worn surface. According to the web site Imo Dara, The Zaramo mwana hiti, meaning child of wood, is used in initiati

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and measures 7.5 inches tall and will inclu

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and animal hide and has an undeniable well

The Mwana Hiti is an iconic figure of a number of peoples in Tanzania. Mwana Hiti are also called trunk figures, they are used as surrogate child/husband figures by girls during their ritual seclusion

This lot will contain Three old Kwere Mwana Hiti carved wooden dolls in stylized form. Traditional style dolls embellished with old glass beads, some replaced, some original. The dolls measures 5 inch

17 Mwana Hiti. Life and Art of the Matrilineal Bantu of Tanzania Felix, Marc L. (1990). Mwana Hiti. Muenchen: Fred Jahn. Condition: Fine (approaches the condition of "As New"). The book has been opene

Collection (8) Akuaba & Zaramo style African dolls, Including 4 Ashante, Ghana, and 4 Mwana Hiti, carved wood and beads, 14"h (largest), 4.5"h (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor

wood, leather, dark brown patina, lid in shape of "mwana hiti" head, fixed to the container by cord, min. dam., slight traces of usage H: 12,5 cm, H: 4,9 inch Provenance: Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Bel