CAMEROON NAMJI DOLL

拍品描述

Ca. 20th century AD. >A standing figure with a small rounded head and elongated neck wrapped in fine beadwork, the wooden body is heavily adorned with numerous strands of colourful trade beads cascading over the torso. The layered bead strands hang down the front of the figure and are interspaced with small pendants and decorative elements. The arms and legs remain partially visible beneath the dense ornamentation, with additional beadwork wrapped around the limbs. Such dolls are often connected with fertility traditions, protection, and the display of wealth through elaborate bead adornment. > >Size: 315mm x 115mm; Weight: 1.37kg >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Sotheby's. Paris, Sale PF8018, 04 December 2008, Lot 104. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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