Description: A PAIR OF WOOD, FIBER AND VARIOUS MATERIALS DISCS 'HAM PILU' RITUAL DOLLS
Cameroon, Kirdi
103 cm high each
Provenance: Vittorio Bellini (1936-2009) collection.
It is the custom of Kirdi young men to give to their fiancée a doll like these, adorned with the most varied objects. The doll thus becomes not only a symbol of the union between the two but also a good omen for the future sonship.