Fertility doll · Cameroun, Namchi · ID: 3033255
Vendu
280 €
Provenance
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1985)Description
wood, brown patina, strings of coloured glass beads, coins, massive shoulders, small head with crested coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
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.
Littérature comparée
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 76 ff.