Rare slat doll "omolangidi" ("child from wood")
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Paris/Saint-Maur, FranceGuy van Rijn, Antwerp, Belgium
Jos Beck, The Netherlands
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands (1998)
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, base
These traditional dolls are carried by the girls in a cloth on their backs, lovingly cared for, fed and decorated.
Publications
AHDRC: 0106111