Namji Fetish Doll - Sold
Tribe: Namji
Country: Cameroon
Material: Wood, Beads, Cowrie shells, cloth.
Size: 21.5" Tall
Item: 663020a
The
Namji tribe is famous for their wooden dolls carved with geometric
features and adorned with multi-colored bead necklaces, cowrie shells,
coins, metal strips, fiber and leather. The dolls held by young Namji
girls to play and to ensure their fertility, are considered among the
finest and the most beautiful dolls in Africa. They are carved from
solid hardwood. The doll would have a name, be fed, be talked to and be
carried strapped to the back everywhere the child would go. The most
popular place to carry ones' doll is strapped to the back the way real
infants are toted around. This was the young girls' first baby. This
was her responsibility. This doll helped prepare the young Namji woman
for her role as mother in her future life.
*this particular namji doll was not used, but was created for sale. |
