Poupée "di kori"

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Description

thighbone (pig), encrusted patina in some areas, richly adorned with strings of miniature glass beads, min. dam., traces of abrasion and usage, base.
It is thought that like the stylized wooden dolls of the Balante, dolls of this type are carried by women on their backs.

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Littérature comparée

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 62, ill. 77

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