Fertility Doll
Tikar · Cameroon
Reference: FRT-21
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- Height
- 21 cm
- Material
- Cooked clay, raffia, iron and pigments
Fetish intended to promote the delivery of women. The central hole in the front serves to deposit the offering agents intended for protection. The figure carries…
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Full original description
Fetish intended to promote the delivery of women. The central hole in the front serves to deposit the offering agents intended for protection. The figure carries his hands raised drawing a long tongue in a totally burlesque attitude, characteristic of these small figures of the tikar pygmies. Iron rings with beads on the ears.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-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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