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Doll, Chad, Bagirmi, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3052594
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Lot 386
Auction 105

Doll ·  Chad, Bagirmi · ID: 3052594

Sold EUR 800
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
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.

The object Doll with the object ID 3052594 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 386 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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