Human Figure / Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji

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Accession Number
1997/1.351
Title
Human Figure
Artist Nationality
Cameroonian
Object Creation Date
20th century
Object Creation Place
Africa
Cameroon
Creation Place 1
Africa
Creation Place 2
Cameroon
Dimensions
47 cm x 18.1 cm x 8.5 cm (18 1/2 in. x 7 1/8 in. x 3 3/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a human form. String atatched to the head to represent hair.
Subject Matter
Dolls serve two related functions: they are power objects used to increase a woman's fertility, and they are dolls for girls to practice caring for children. The two are related, as the ability for a woman to care for a child is thought to be linked to her biological fertility.
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607 x 1377
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Record
1997/1.351
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"Human Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.351/1997_1.351.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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