Namji Doll - Silver - 10.1 rural 5cm x H 14

5cm x H 14

Light sand brown colour with natural wood line patterns in a light greyish colour as seen on images

the Steen range has a beautiful buffed suede-like finish

both women and men

or hung as part of a shoal with other fish for a coastal gallery wall

Namji Doll - Silver - 10.1 rural 5cm x H 14A hand carved Namji (also known as Namchi) doll from Cameroon. Carved from a single block of African rosewood into a bold geometric figure, then dressed in silver beads and finished with cowrie shells, coins, metal and leather. No two are quite alike in stance, face or beadwork. Traditionally these are fertility dolls, given to a bride at her wedding and carried as a good luck charm. Once she has a child, the doll is kept on the family altar or passed