Doll
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist, Namji style
Medium
Wood, glass beads, fibre
Geography
Cameroon
Date
before 1986
Dimensions
H. 33.3 cm, W. 14.2 cm, D. 5.4 cm
Object number
2009.126.109
Credit Line
Donated by Esther Amrad Dagan in memory of her daughter Halit, and in homage to unknown African artists
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Standing male figure carved from a single piece of wood, with small head with crested hairdo, protruding eyes, nose and lips and thick arms and legs bent at 90 degree angles. Cylindrical torso wrapped in multi-coloured beaded strings that also wrap around the chest neck and groin. Sculptures such as these were extensively produced for market.
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