Two dolls · Cameroon, Namchi · ID: 3033060
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 8,5 cm/ 9,5 cm
H: 3.3 inch/ 3.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, kept in two separate pockets of a leather bag (h: 11,5 cm) with plaited handle and attached metal tool, min. dam., minor missing parts;
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.