Namji Doll - Light Blue - 33cm - 181A break time traditionally worn by younger women

traditionally worn by younger women at wedding ceremonies

and place the figures near a piece of driftwood or under a miniature palm-like fern (such as Biophytum sensitivum) to complete the tropical look

Size: 160cmL x 37cmW W x 32cm seat height The highest point includes the cushion piece at 40cm from ground

the headrest also carries ceremonial importance

so the exact banding and tone will vary slightly from the one pictured

Namji Doll - Light Blue - 33cm - 181A break time traditionally worn by younger womenA hand carved Namji (also known as Namchi) doll from Cameroon. Carved from a single block of African rosewood into a bold geometric figure, then dressed in light blue beads and finished with cowrie shells, coins, metal and leather. No two are quite alike in stance, face or beadwork. Traditionally these are fertility dolls, given to a bride at her wedding and carried as a good luck charm. Once she has a child, the doll is kept on the family altar or