Fertility doll ·  Cameroon, Namchi · ID: 3032368

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, massive shoulders, a striking small head with crested coiffure, min. dam., missing parts, on base;
among the Namchi, unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are young girl’s playthings. When beads, bells and coins are added, however, the doll becomes a surrogate baby for a woman who is having difficulty in getting pregnant.

The object Fertility doll with the object ID 3032368 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 422.

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Comparing literature

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 76 ff.