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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3699376, member: 8267"]He is an interesting little guy. The figure itself looks like some I have seen from East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania). But there are other features that point to an origin in South Africa, and possibly the Ndebele people. The knobkerrie club is a traditional weapon there, and the beaded bag is a simplified version of Ndebele beadwork. But most Ndebele dolls depict women, and are made primarily of cloth and beads. So maybe he is a marriage of convenience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3699376, member: 8267"]He is an interesting little guy. The figure itself looks like some I have seen from East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania). But there are other features that point to an origin in South Africa, and possibly the Ndebele people. The knobkerrie club is a traditional weapon there, and the beaded bag is a simplified version of Ndebele beadwork. But most Ndebele dolls depict women, and are made primarily of cloth and beads. So maybe he is a marriage of convenience.[/QUOTE]
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