CAMEROON DOWAYO / NAMJI DOLL

拍品描述

Ca. 20th century AD. >A standing figure with outstretched horizontal arms and bent legs, the wooden body is decorated with numerous strands of trade beads draped across the neck and torso. Shells, pendants, and small bells hang from the bead strands, forming a dense assemblage of ornaments at the torso. The small rounded head sits above a ring of colourful beads around the neck. Such dolls are often linked with fertility traditions, protective symbolism, and the display of wealth through elaborate bead adornment. > >Size: 225mm x 110mm; Weight: 365g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Sotheby's Paris Sale PF801804 December 2008 Lot 111. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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