TWO NAMJI DOLLS

Ca. 20th century AD. > A group of two Namji dolls. Each doll is formed around a small wooden core almost entirely covered with dense strands of red and white trade beads arranged in layered loops across the torso and waist. The elongated necks are tightly wrapped with stacked bead collars, rising to small carved wooden heads fixed with fibre hair and small bead accents. > > Size: 215-235mm x 110-115mm; Weight: 2.51kg > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Caravan Tribal Arts. 24 Nov. 2009 (Group Lot). > >

Estimate:£240

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