Richly adorned doll · Cameroon, Namchi (Dowayo) · ID: 3048478
Yves & Ewa Develon, Paris, France
Description
wood, fabric, glass beads, metal, grass fibre, base
The Namchi (or Dowayo) people from the mountain ranges in north Cameroon is known for making dolls which are considered among the finest in Africa.
This doll is partly wrapped in cloth and grass fibre weave and is extremely opulently decorated with colourful bead strings, medicine bags and a large number of magical metal objects.
Namchi dolls so elaborately decorated were meant to serve as fertility charms for childless women and were worn on the body.
The object Richly adorned doll with the object ID 3048478 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 283 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.
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Comparing literature
Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 54 f.