Object Details
Maker
Fali artist
Description
Doll composed of a wood cylinder with a conical head. The neck and torso are covered with strands of red glass beads forming a baldric, hair formed by strands of fiber terminated by white beads and capped by a coin and blue bead, clusters of cowrie shells, yellow beads and a coin at shoulders and hips.
Provenance
Hamill Gallery of African Art, Boston, -- to 2001
Dr. Nicholas Zervas, Milton, Massachusetts, 2001
Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Washington D.C., 2001 to 2014
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Credit Line
Gift of The Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication in memory of Warren M. Robbins
Date
20th century
Object number
2014-32-21
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Glass beads, wood, plant fiber, cowrie shells, coins
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21.6 × 9.5 × 7.6cm (8 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3in.)
Geography
Cameroon
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Data Source
National Museum of African Art
Topic
Female use
male
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmafa_2014-32-21