Namji Doll - 22cm - Back 134E Parents and Children carved from a single block

carved from a single block of African rosewood and dressed in multicoloured beads with cowrie shells

and — alongside the Ashanti stool — an important cultural object

Once completed

The timeless handwoven Malawi silhouette in a gentle

Size:  60cm x 26cm

Namji Doll - 22cm - Back 134E Parents and Children carved from a single blockNamchi 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