Two dolls
Guinée-Bissau, Balante
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Taille
H: 24 cm
24,5 cm
H: 9.4 inch
9.6 inch
Description
thighbone (of a pig), partly shiny patina, adorned with strings of coloured miniature glassbeads, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of usage, socle;
it is thought that like the stylized wooden dolls of the Balante, dolls of this type are carried by women on their backs.