FALI RITUAL DOLLS 1-6
FALI RITUAL DOLL #1, Wood & Beads, 9", Cameroon
$250
FALI RITUAL DOLL #2, Wood & Beads, 8", Cameroon
$400 SOLD
FALI RITUAL DOLL #3, Wood & Beads, 8.5", Cameroon
$400
FALI RITUAL DOLL #4, Wood & Beads, 10.5", Cameroon
$250, SOLD
FALI RITUAL DOLL #5, Wood & Beads, 7.5", Cameroon
$350
FALI RITUAL DOLL #6, Wood & Beads, 8.5", Cameroon
$350
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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