Initiation Doll - Ndebele People, South Africa
Initiation Doll - Ndebele People, South Africa
Initiation Doll - Ndebele People, South Africa 1

Initiation Doll - Ndebele People, South Africa

$495.00
We collected this incredible doll ourselves in South Africa back in 1992.

The Ndebele are among the smallest tribes in South Africa, but are easily the most colorful & distinctive. The women are the sole practitioners of Ndebele art, which represents a rich cultural heritage. Traditionally, these rural women do not read or write & beadwork is their only means of earning an income. The initiation doll is in the traditional dress of an Ndebele married woman, and is a gift from the mother to daughter after the latter has completed her initiation.

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