Doll ·  Tchad, Bagirmi · ID: 3041452

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.

Littérature comparée

Stelzig, Christine, Ritual oder Spiel? Berlin, München 2004, p. 25