Doll 13 11" high SOLD |
Doll 18 10" high SOLD |
Doll 16 11" high SOLD |
Doll 20 10" high SOLD |
The Fali dolls below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.
For unsold Fali dolls please go to FALI DOLLS PAGE
Doll 13 11" high SOLD |
Doll 18 10" high SOLD |
Doll 16 11" high SOLD |
Doll 20 10" high SOLD |
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Doll 24 8" high SOLD |
 FALI Doll 14 12" high $500 |
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Doll 10 SOLD |
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
TheseFali dolls have been vetted as being authentic.
In Cameroon, when a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll (ham pilu) from wood and decorates it with hair, beads, and other small objects. He then gives it to his fiancee, who wears it in a baby carrier on her back. The doll is a symbol of their marriage commitment and represents their future child. The man gives the doll the gender that he desires for his first-born. The young woman cares for the figure until the promised child is born; at this point, the couple carefully stores the doll away. ---From ISN'T S/HE A DOLL, PLAY AND RITUAL IN AFRICAN SCULPTURE (1996) by Elisabeth Cameron
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