Papua New Guinea Woven Dolly Kaminabit Village Spirit Doll Sepik River Basin

Papua New Guinea Woven Dolly Kaminabit Village Spirit Doll Sepik River Basin. It shows natural age and wear.

It consists of woven fabric wrapped over a gourd plant with cowrie shells for eyes with string bead accents. Spirit dolls are woven from rattan and hand spun string. They can represent dolls, pigs and birds. They are kept in the rafters for the spirit to travel in while one sleeps.

It measures approximately W:7" x D:5" x H:9.

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