Namji Doll - - Back 136 Wolf&Badger Boxed in graphic packaging

Boxed in graphic packaging

I did photograph this girl on the southern shores of Lake Turkana which is found in the north of Kenya

hand carved out of a single light-weight wood

Size:  60cm x 26cm

Each item is hand made and may slightly differ from the image

Namji Doll - - Back 136 Wolf&Badger Boxed in graphic packagingNamchi Namji dolls are carved from African Rosewood, a legume tree native to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. A single block of African Rosewood wood is hand carved into a geometric shape and decorated with multi coloured beads, metals, fibre, cowrie shells, coins, and even leather. Each doll is carved with a unique stature and facial expression. Unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are played with by young