Description : Fetility doll add to watchlistNamchi, Kamerun wood, brown patina, remains of paint, u-shaped legzone, a slender trunk, the hips wrapped up in glass bead strings, strong shoulders merging into free worked arms, surmounted by a small head with inset eyes, scarification marks on the cheeks, high-crested coiffure, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, on base, dolls without adornment were used as toys. When beads, bells and coins were added, the doll became a kind of replacement baby for a woman, having difficulties in getting pregnant. The woman treats the figure like a newborn, she feeds it with gruel and carries it on her back. H: 18 cm, (4828/006) Provenance Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium Martial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium Literature Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn´t she a doll? Play and Ritual in African Sculpture, Los Angeles 1996, p. 76 ff.
Prix: 0.00 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 1500 EUR-2300 EUR🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 325 Titre : [ Tribal Art ] Zemanek-Muenster, Salle de vente
, Würzburg, DE🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : 56th Tribal Art Auction Date de la vente : 14/03/2009🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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