Fertility doll · Cameroon, Fali · ID: 3033186
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Jean Chatelus Collection, FranceAlain Lecomte, Paris, France
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, nearly entirely wrapped in strings of glass beads with affixed cowrie snails, shoulder bag, min. dam., on base;
young men used to give such dolls to their fiancée. They should symbolize the sex the firstborn child should have.
The object Fertility doll with the object ID 3033186 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 360 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 900.
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Comparing literature
Ritual oder Spiel? Berlin, München 2004, p. 21