Fali Fertility Doll Cameroon D

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Fali Fertility Doll - Fali, Cameroon

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Fali Fertility Doll

Tribe: Fali

Country: Cameroon

Material: Wood, Beads, Cowrie shells, cloth.

Size: 9" Tall

Item: 663005D

When a young Fali man is preparing for marriage, he carves a doll, known as ham pilu from wood, decorating it with hair, beads, and other small fetish objects. This doll is given to his fiance, who wears it in a baby carrier on her 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.

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