Zemanek-Münster

Fertility doll "mwana hiti"

Tanzania, Doe
not available anymore
Provenance
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium
Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 10,5 cm
H: 4.1 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, blackened coiffure, remains of pigments, the lower part carved with two ornamental bands running around, eyes with white miniature bead inlays, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion


Publications

Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 83

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