Ancestor Namji
Namji · Cameroon
Reference: FRT-22
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- Height
- 35 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
This type of ancestor statuette is less common among Namji they are especially known for their fertility dolls. The Namji They are an animist people living…
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Full original description
This type of ancestor statuette is less common among Namji they are especially known for their fertility dolls. The Namji They are an animist people living in the mountains of northern Cameroon. These statues of ancestor are used by sterile women in complicated fertility rituals, as sterility is the worst evil that can occur in African women.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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