Two female dolls ·  Benin, Fon · ID: 3037443

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Description

wood, middle brown patina, wearing a green dress, nails accentuated by red polish, abraded facial features, surmounted by a handle-shaped coiffure, dam., missing parts (foot tips), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base, h: 22 cm; angular body covered by a dark dress, coiffure arranged in three loops, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, h: 16,5 cm;
the Fon venerate twins. In case one of the twins dies a small figure with the same gender of the child which passed away has to be carved.

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Publications

Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 47

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