Namji Doll - Dark Blue - 47cm - 16.7 Mime A brown earthenware pot

A brown earthenware pot

This item will have cracks and blemishes as part of their age and character

Size:- 33cmH x 12cmW

no wilting

Opening Diameter 40 cm

Namji Doll - Dark Blue - 47cm - 16.7 Mime A brown earthenware potA 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 dark blue 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