Zemanek-Münster

Doll "di kori"

Guinea-Bissau, Balante
sold EUR 150
Provenance
Günther Filla, Bochum, Germany
Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch

Description

thighbone (pig), encrusted patina in some areas, richly adorned with strings of miniature glass beads, min. dam., traces of abrasion and usage, base.
It is thought that like the stylized wooden dolls of the Balante, dolls of this type are carried by women on their backs.


Comparing literature

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 62, ill. 77

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