Doll · Chad, Bagirmi · ID: 3034614
not available anymore
Provenance
collected in situ at the beginning of the 1960Jean-Yves Coué, Nantes, France
Size
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, partly shiny patina, wearing a vessel on top of the head, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
the only carvings known to be made by the Bagirmi are these stylized dolls, which depict women wearing wide skirts. The dolls are carved from light-coloured wood, which is then blackened. It is thought that these dolls like the Namchi dolls had a ritual function.