Doll
Tchad, Bagirmi
Vendu
1 100 €
Provenance
Josef Herman, Suffolk, Great BritainTaille
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the only carvings known to be made by the Bagirmi are these stylized dolls, which depict women wearing wide skirts. The dolls are carved from light-coloured wood, which is then blackened. It is thought that these dolls like the Namchi dolls had a ritual function.