Doll
Fertility Figure
2015-15-5
From: Cameroon
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 2015-15-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Cameroon |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Leather | Bead | Thread | Grass Twine | Plastic | Cowrie Shell |
| Description | Fertility doll. Wood, glass beads, cowrie shells, leather. Wood doll is dressed with layers of beads around body and neck. Arms and legs are made of strips of leather and cowrie shells. Hair made of twined cotton topped with red disc and two blue trade beads. |
| Height | 25 cm |
| Width | 17.9 cm |
| Depth | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2015 |
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