AFRICAN DOLLS

Those objects that have been vetted as authentic by outside experts (Christophe Rolley, Edith Mbella, Daniel Mato, Rand Ningali, Phil Warish and Ethan Rider) are labelled as such. Objects made for the market are labelled accordingly, and objects in our archives or on pages no longer on our website should be assumed to be inauthentic if not otherwise labelled.

FALI
Ritual Dolls

YORUBA
Ibeji 2

MOSSI
Dolls

The dolls below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

ASANTE
Akua'ba Dolls
SOLD

NAMJI
Ritual Dolls 2
SOLD

TURKANA
Doll
SOLD

YORUBA
Dolls
SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

AFRICAN DOLLS

Most African small figures that we call "dolls" could function both as a toy for a young girl or as an ritual object that had other spiritual, magical or traditional purposes in each culture.

If you are looking for a particular tribe or object please check our alphabetical list of images and catalogs.

ASANTE, AKUA'BA RITUAL DOLLS, Ghana ARCHIVES ONLY

EWE, COUPLES, Ghana

EWE, FIGURES, Ghana

FALI, RITUAL DOLLS, Cameroon
FANTE, DOLLS, Ghana

MOSSI, DOLLS, Burkina Faso

NAMJI, RITUAL DOLLS 2, Cameroon ARCHIVES ONLY, ALL SOLD

NAMJI, RITUAL DOLLS, Cameroon, ARCHIVES ONLY, SOLD
TABWA, DOLLS, DRC
TURKANA, DOLL 1, Kenya, ARCHIVES ONLY, SOLD

YORUBA, IBEJI TWIN FIGURES, Nigeria

YORUBA, IBEJI TWIN FIGURES 2, (31-39), Nigeria

YORUBA, PAIRED IBEJI TWIN FIGURES, Nigeria

YORUBA,, DOLLS, Nigeria ARCHIVES ONLY
ZOROMO, DOLLS, Tanzania

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