Acquired in South Africa 1992 Ian & Julie Allen.
The body of the doll is comprised of
multiple beaded bands or rings recalling
the cholwane rings worn around the
neck, legs, arms and waist by unmarried
Ndebele women. This type of doll is a
fertility doll, Umndwana or Umtwana
wa Madlozi. Such dolls were used to
ensure a successful marriage and to
enable a to couple to conceive. Smaller
dolls were worn around the neck for the
same purposes.
H: 7 1/4” x Diam: 3”
