-40%

Tall African female doll, very old, mid century

$ 5.28

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Culture: African
  • Modified Item: No
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Kenya
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Very old, mid century.  13 1/2 inches high. Even dark patina and stain over carved wood, simple arms blunted, no hands.  Suggestion of face, chunk/chip loss on one foot as pictured. Thin bark body wrap accented with with copper wire. Neck has metal tiny ringed high coil ornament .
    Fertility dolls.  A traditional practice, dolls carved by the father of the family and decorated by the mother. After reaching puberty girls use them to practice motherhood and to assure fertility.
    I sell to the US only
    I have recently come into a number of African Art pieces.
    Wooden face masks, passport masks, jewelry
    and other items. These are not souvenir shop items.
    They were purchased in Liberia and Kenya although I believe most were purchased in Liberia and possibly in the Ivory Coast. Purchased by an avid collector/ doctor stationed in Africa in the early1990’s.
    They were appraised by Cummings& Associates, a Eugene Oregon company, in 2016. The appraisal values were quite high but I can’t be sure they represent actual value since these items are one of a kind and can’t really be replaced.
    I describe these as best I can, but I’m not personally knowledgeable with the pieces.  Most descriptions were provided by the appraiser..
    .