Namji Doll - Green - 34cm - 51.2 Bike DR Congo — Bwami society

DR Congo — Bwami society mask

The elegant curvature and smooth finish of the pipe reflect the mastery of the artisans who painstakingly shaped and polished it by hand

hand-painted in vivid house-paint on plywood — a colourful

Size: H 34cm × W 21cm × D 4cm

woven from rattan strips into intricate patterns along the sides and top

Namji Doll - Green - 34cm - 51.2 Bike DR Congo — Bwami societyA hand carved Namji (also known as Namchi) doll from Cameroon. Carved from a single block of African rosewood into a bold geometric figure, then dressed in green beads and finished with cowrie shells, coins, metal and leather. No two are quite alike in stance, face or beadwork. Traditionally these are fertility dolls, given to a bride at her wedding and carried as a good luck charm. Once she has a child, the doll is kept on the family altar or passed