Fali, Cameroon: a so-called ‘Fali doll’, richly decorated with chains of glass beads, cowrie shells and coins.
Fali, Cameroon: a so-called ‘Fali doll’, richly decorated with chains of glass beads, cowrie shells and coins.
These dolls of the Fali, in northern Cameroon, have a similar meaning as the so-called ‘Namji dolls’ of the Namji (or Dowayo) from the same region (for a more detailed explanation see cat. no. 75). The ‘Fali dolls’ consist of round, notched and decorated wooden bodies, with dark dyed heads. They are always decorated with rich hangings of red, yellow, blue and white chains of glass beads, as well as with leather bands, pierced cowrie shells and old, British colonial coins. The present ‘Fali doll’ is a perfect, old example of this type. Without damage.
Height: 31 cm.
First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
According to information supplied by the consigner, this object was acquired by him ‘in situ’ in Cameroon in the 1970s. Austrian private collection
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
20.02.2017 - 14:00
- Dosažená cena: **
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EUR 750,-
- Vyvolávací cena:
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EUR 600,-
Fali, Cameroon: a so-called ‘Fali doll’, richly decorated with chains of glass beads, cowrie shells and coins.
These dolls of the Fali, in northern Cameroon, have a similar meaning as the so-called ‘Namji dolls’ of the Namji (or Dowayo) from the same region (for a more detailed explanation see cat. no. 75). The ‘Fali dolls’ consist of round, notched and decorated wooden bodies, with dark dyed heads. They are always decorated with rich hangings of red, yellow, blue and white chains of glass beads, as well as with leather bands, pierced cowrie shells and old, British colonial coins. The present ‘Fali doll’ is a perfect, old example of this type. Without damage.
Height: 31 cm.
First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
According to information supplied by the consigner, this object was acquired by him ‘in situ’ in Cameroon in the 1970s. Austrian private collection
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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