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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3702847, member: 45"]Neither the Ndebele or the Zulu make wooden dolls with the tiny white eyes, and arms like this. True, this doesn't show the typical Turkana necklace, but the larger beads, usually associated with Zulu or Ndebele beadwork, are commonly used on Turkana beaded fertility fetishes. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would think that it's more likely a quickly-produced Turkana tourist item with a style of necklace that uses fewer beads, and is quicker to make, and which is probably not going to make any difference to the potential buyer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3702847, member: 45"]Neither the Ndebele or the Zulu make wooden dolls with the tiny white eyes, and arms like this. True, this doesn't show the typical Turkana necklace, but the larger beads, usually associated with Zulu or Ndebele beadwork, are commonly used on Turkana beaded fertility fetishes. I would think that it's more likely a quickly-produced Turkana tourist item with a style of necklace that uses fewer beads, and is quicker to make, and which is probably not going to make any difference to the potential buyer.[/QUOTE]
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