Doll
Fertility Figure
2015-15-2
From: Cameroon
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 2015-15-2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Cameroon |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Leather (uncertain) | Bead | Thread | Cowrie Shell |
Description | Fertility doll. Wood doll with cylindrical shaped body is dressed with layers of red, white, yellow and green beads around body and neck. Arms and legs are made of strips of leather and ending with cowrie shells. |
Height | 22.8 cm |
Width | 23.5 cm |
Depth | 8.2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2015 |
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