CAMEROON NAMJI DOLL

拍品描述

Ca. 20th century AD. >A small wooden figure with short legs and a cylindrical head, the body is almost entirely concealed beneath dense strands of multicoloured trade beads. The beadwork cascades over the figure in layered strands of red, blue, and cream-coloured beads, interspaced with larger cylindrical beads and rings suspended at the sides. The feet remain visible below the bead covering, wrapped with additional beadwork. Dolls of this type are often linked with fertility traditions, protection, and the display of wealth through elaborate bead adornment. > >Size: 190mm x 120mm; Weight: 810g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Sotheby's. Paris, Sale PF8018, 04 December 2008, Lot 102. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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