Simple doll made from two round palm fruits, with hide and string ties around the middle

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Simple doll made from two round palm fruits, with hide and string ties around the middle

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Doll Figure

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Simple doll made from two round palm fruits, one representing the head and one the body, with hide and string ties around the waist. The face is formed of three inserted seeds or beads, two of which are missing, with only the left eye remaining. The hair has been representing by lines etched into the palm fruit to create a centre parting and four vertical sections on each side of the head. The doll has a black animal hide tie and several loops of plant fibre string around its neck. The ends of these fibres extend down the back of the doll.