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Namchi Style Ritual Figure (Fertility) with Embellishments - Probably Cameroon

$ 44.88

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Overall condition is excellent. Judge for yourself by looking at all the pictures which are part of this description of condition
  • Color: Namji or Namchi Fetish Fertility Doll
  • Material: Wood, cloth, leather, seed beads, fetish pouches
  • Maker: Namchi or Namji Artisan - Africa
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Tribe: Namchi or Namji
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Namchi Style Ritual Figure
    Origin - Namchi, Cameroon (probably)
    Fertility Fetish
    Carved from one piece of wood
    Individually hand made
    Embellished with blue, green and rose seed beads, cloth, leather and three fetish pouches
    Doll is roughly 10" tall and about 6” at its widest point
    Condition as above
    These are fetish dolls associated with the Namji/Namchi people who live in north west Cameroon
    The dolls primarily are held by girls to play, to ensure fertility and to prepare them for their role as a mother in later life
    This doll was purchased in the Accra Art’s Center in 2005
    Condition. As described above
    Please look at all pictures which are to be considered part of the description of this item and of its condition
    Sold “as is.”
    Why selling? Seniors downsizing