"Fali Doll "ham Pilu" Cameroon"
hampilu fali doll Ham pilu Cameroon part of the group of truncated heads, as can be seen in a Sothebys sale https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/now/ cinq-poupees-fali- cameroun-five-fali-dollsa cylindrical wooden body ends in a truncated head. a wooden face embedded in pearls represents either the back hairstyle or it is the face. difficult to determine
the body is covered with rows of pearls of all sizes
assembled cowries represent arms and legs
rope of suspension
Provenance
Sylvain Grandadam France photographer
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato