Doll · Chad, Bagirmi · ID: 3052594
Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
Pierre Harter observed the use of these dolls as fertility symbols in the 1990s. He suspected that young girls carry the little dolls around in a leather bag or wrapped in cloth, similar to the custom observed among the Fali of northern Cameroon.