DecMode Small Hand-Crafted Pine Wood, Cowrie Shells, Orange Beads & Kente Cloth African Woman Namji Doll, Green
Original price was: $52.42.$48.23Current price is: $48.23.
The Namji tribe are famous for these carved wooden decorative dolls used as both fertility dolls and play dolls for young girls who would name them, feed them, and carry them everywhere. Each doll is carved with unique features and facial expressions, making each truly one-of-a-kind. This small African namji doll is hand-carved from solid South African pine wood and adorned with natural cowrie shells around her head and waist, and green glass beads and kente cloth garb, a culturally significant silk and cotton fabric. Each a special work of art, these sacred dolls help prepare young girls for Namji womanhood and motherhood while being widely deemed some of the most beautiful dolls in Africa.
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A traditional wooden fertility doll made with pine wood and adorned with green glass beads and cowrie shells. The play doll is carved with unique features and facial expressions and garbed with kente cloth garb. Some consider this one-of-a-kind doll of the Namji tribe as one of the most beautiful dolls in Africa. The wooden doll has a dark brown finish and is clothed in a silk and cotton fabric. Measures 3″W x 11″H. and weighs 1.11 lb. Handmade in South Africa Features natural pine wood and cowrie shells One of a a kind Namji doll