Ondunga, Palm Nut

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Ondunga, Palm Nut

Description

The Ondunga or palm nut comes from the Omulunga or Makalani tree and has many uses. It can be eaten or used to create a fermented drink. It is also used to create a variety of dolls, there are many examples of these dolls in the Powell-Cotton Museum collection. (NSty 14/10/2019)

Source

Wikidata: Q2704920

Relation

Ondunga
Hand rattle made of two round fruits with small round holes in them, on a wooden stick.
Woman with doll
Palm nut doll dressed in hide and skin back and front aprons.
Palm nut doll
Double palm fruit doll with green and blue beaded collar
Palm nut doll dressed in hide and skin back and front aprons.
Doll, made from palm nuts, adorned with textile apron and glass bead fringe

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Image: Paul Venter, via Wikimedia Commons (17 August 2017)
Image: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Doll, made from palm nuts, adorned with textile apron and glass bead fringe Physical Object
Palm nut doll dressed in hide and skin back and front aprons. Physical Object
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Ondunga Physical Object