Mwana Hiti DOLL - Kwere culture, Tanzania - First half of the 20th century

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Mwana Hiti DOLL - Kwere culture, Tanzania - First half of the 20th century

Name: Mwana Hiti DOLL - Kwere culture, Tanzania - First half of the 20th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 7KSKOPCS3G
Price: 280 EUR
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280 €

Period 20th century

Style Tribal Art

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Mwana Hiti DOLL
Kwere Culture, Tanzania
First half of the 20th century
Wood and beads
H.: 11.2; W.: 4.8 cm

Monoxyl wooden statuette with a stylized body: its chest appears as two small protuberances, its waist is marked, its face has two coffee bean eyes, its ears are two small hollowed cavities and its hairstyle is incised with stylized braids. Its neck is adorned with a glass bead necklace.

These dolls, associated with fertility, were given to young girls during initiation rituals – “Mwana hiti” also means child or son of wood.

Ref.: 4908

Ref: 7KSKOPCS3G

Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Ethnic group	Kwere - Wakwere
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	20th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 20th century)
Country of origin	Tanzania