Description
Ethnic Namji
Country Cameroon
Materials wood, glass beads, goat horns, talisman bags, dry fruits
Height 105 cm
Weight 5.8 kg
3 500 €
The Namji doll or Dowayo, is specific to a traditional mountain people north of Cameroon. But this large size wooden doll is used by sorcerer for fertility rituals for infertile women.
This wooden decorated figure dressed in beads, nuts and animal horns were initially for little girls to play with. This two headed doll represents twins offspring.
Ethnic Namji
Country Cameroon
Materials wood, glass beads, goat horns, talisman bags, dry fruits
Height 105 cm
Weight 5.8 kg
Weight | 5,8 kg |
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Dimensions | 105 cm |
Ethnic group | Namji |
Materials | Beads, Horn, Wood |