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Wooden African doll of the Namit on Dowayo from Cameroon, dating to ca. 1400–1450, 30 cm high and 14 cm wide, sold with stand, in good condition with some wear and stains due to age.
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) with a sumptuous, eclectic decoration, this large wooden African doll of the Namit on Dowayo, a mountain-dwelling animist people living in northern Cameroon, forms a refined version of the traditional African doll. These tribal African dolls are carved in wood by the blacksmith, initially for little girls' play. But these dolls are mainly used by sterile women in complex fertility rites, the doll becoming a substitute child that they treat as such. In some cases the fiancé would offer it to his future wife, the doll representing their future offspring. The doll's decoration can also reproduce the attire of the newly initiated after their period of
) with a sumptuous, eclectic decoration, this large wooden African doll of the Namit on Dowayo, a mountain-dwelling animist people living in northern Cameroon, forms a refined version of the traditional African doll. These tribal African dolls are carved in wood by the blacksmith, initially for little girls' play. But these dolls are mainly used by sterile women in complex fertility rites, the doll becoming a substitute child that they treat as such. In some cases the fiancé would offer it to his future wife, the doll representing their future offspring. The doll's decoration can also reproduce the attire of the newly initiated after their period of
Details
Era
After 2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Cameroon
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
30 cm
Width
14 cm
Sold with stand
Yes
Estimated period
1400-1450
