Namji Doll - Vintage original (87.5) Diorama 70cm H × 29cm W

70cm H × 29cm W

The textile clearly finds its name and roots from the Baoule

74cm H with stand

The three sizes work particularly well when grouped together and can be endlessly configured to dramatic effect

layered with cushions and surrounded by greenery

Namji Doll - Vintage original (87.5) Diorama 70cm H × 29cm WA genuine vintage Namji (also known as Namchi) doll from Cameroon, carved from a single block of African rosewood and dressed in multicoloured beads with cowrie shells, coins, metal and leather. Each is carved with its own unique stance and expression. Traditionally a fertility doll: given to a bride at her wedding and carried as a good luck charm, then kept on the family altar or passed down to her daughter once she had a child. A beautifully tactile