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| An old beaded ham pilu doll with old coins and cowry shells measuring 10 1/4" in height from the Fali people of Cameroon. When a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll (ham pilu) from wood and decorates it with hair, beads, and other small objects. He then gives it to his fiancee, who wears it in a baby carrier on her back. The doll is a symbol of their marriage commitment and represents their future child. The man gives the doll the gender that he desires for his first-born. The young woman cares for the figure and when a child is born the couple carefully stores the doll away. |
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