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Superb vintage African Fali Namji twin fertility dolls adorned with multiple layers of trade glass beads leather strips and cowrie …
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Superb vintage African Fali Namji twin fertility dolls adorned with multiple layers of trade glass beads leather strips and cowrie shells, minor beads and shells loss.
"In Cameroon, when a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll(ham pilu) from wood and decorates it with hair, beads, and other small objects. He then gives it to his fiance, who wears it in a baby carrier on the back. The doll is a symbol of their marriage commitment and represents their future child. The man gives the doll the gender that he desires for his first-born. The young woman cares for the figure until the promised child is born; at this point, the couple carefully stores the doll away
8.5" h by 6" w by 5" d
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- Dimensions
- 6ʺW × 5ʺD × 8.5ʺH
- Styles
- African
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1980s
- Country of Origin
- Cameroon
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Glass
- Shell
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Red
- Condition Notes
- minor beads loss/good minor beads loss/good less
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