Doll
Fertility Figure
2015-15-6
From: Cameroon
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 2015-15-6 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Cameroon |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Yarn | Bead | Coin | Cowrie Shell |
| Description | Fertility doll. Wood doll with cylindrical shaped body is dressed with layers of beads around body and neck. Arms and legs are made of strips of twine, cowrie shells, coin and ending with white trade beads. Hair made of twined cotton ending with yellow trade beads. |
| Height | 32.3 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Depth | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2015 |
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