Beautiful Namji doll (1) - Wood - Cameroon
The Namji, an animist mountain people, are settled in northern Cameroon. They are renowned for their dolls, carved in wood and ornamented with beads in all sorts of colours, leather, bronze, cowry shells. . . These symbolise fecundity and are used by woman having trouble getting pregnant. The latter are carried on the back or worn around the neck, and in contact with the stomach, so that these can act. The piece presents a good antiquity. Please note the presence of several ornaments, the piece is placed on a wooden stand, visible on the pictures. The pictures are part of the description. Dimensions: 40 cm × 10. 5 cm × 9 cm. Total height, including the stand: 44. 5 cm.
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The Namji, an animist mountain people, are settled in northern Cameroon. They are renowned for their dolls, carved in wood and ornamented with beads in all sorts of colours, leather, bronze, cowry shells. . . These symbolise fecundity and are used by woman having trouble getting pregnant. The latter are carried on the back or worn around the neck, and in contact with the stomach, so that these can act. The piece presents a good antiquity. Please note the presence of several ornaments, the piece is placed on a wooden stand, visible on the pictures. The pictures are part of the description. Dimensions: 40 cm × 10. 5 cm × 9 cm. Total height, including the stand: 44. 5 cm.
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