Namji Doll - Green - 23cm - 123.1 Fishing Miniature 39cm diameter × 38cm H

39cm diameter × 38cm H

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Size: H 19cm W 9cm D 9cm

Origin: Southern Africa

handmade products

Namji Doll - Green - 23cm - 123.1 Fishing Miniature 39cm diameter × 38cm HA 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 green 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 passed