Vintage African Beaded Fali Namji Twin Fertility Dolls Cameroon 8.5" H

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Superb vintage African Fali Namji twin fertility dolls adorned with multiple layers of trade glass beads leather strips and cowrie … Read more 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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