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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3703270, member: 8267"]"Fertility doll" is often just a sales pitch. It was most likely made as a souvenir for sale. The intended gender seems somewhat ambiguous - some female features in the hair and costume, but obviously some lacking. If it was originally dressed with a bust high skin skirt, breasts might not be indicated in the carving. But the knobkerrie would usually be a man's weapon. The beadwork skirt and necklace that the doll currently wears are not typical traditional dress for either a Turkana man or woman. Usually souvenir dolls are made to reflect traditional attire.</p><p><br /></p><p>Turkana men:</p><p><img src="https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/maasai-men-kenya-picture-id620997290?k=6&m=620997290&s=612x612&w=0&h=YMw9NuimkAZytVMLgIoU5PxMV10cq93mxDu7YIywZhw=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/turkana-photos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/turkana-photos" rel="nofollow">https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/turkana-photos</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Turkana women:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]312022[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://farandwild.travel/wilder/article/tribes-of-kenya-meet-the-turkana" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://farandwild.travel/wilder/article/tribes-of-kenya-meet-the-turkana" rel="nofollow">https://farandwild.travel/wilder/article/tribes-of-kenya-meet-the-turkana</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=45]@Taupou[/USER], If you look back at my posts, you will see that we largely agree on the origin of the doll itself -</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is the beadwork that I find puzzling. If it is a Turkana doll that was made for sale, I don't see any reason it could not have traveled to South Africa and been redecorated there. If you know of examples of a Turkana doll dressed like this one, or of Turkana beaded cloth bags, I would be happy to see them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3703270, member: 8267"]"Fertility doll" is often just a sales pitch. It was most likely made as a souvenir for sale. The intended gender seems somewhat ambiguous - some female features in the hair and costume, but obviously some lacking. If it was originally dressed with a bust high skin skirt, breasts might not be indicated in the carving. But the knobkerrie would usually be a man's weapon. The beadwork skirt and necklace that the doll currently wears are not typical traditional dress for either a Turkana man or woman. Usually souvenir dolls are made to reflect traditional attire. Turkana men: [IMG]https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/maasai-men-kenya-picture-id620997290?k=6&m=620997290&s=612x612&w=0&h=YMw9NuimkAZytVMLgIoU5PxMV10cq93mxDu7YIywZhw=[/IMG] [URL]https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/turkana-photos[/URL] Turkana women: [ATTACH=full]312022[/ATTACH] [URL]https://farandwild.travel/wilder/article/tribes-of-kenya-meet-the-turkana[/URL] [USER=45]@Taupou[/USER], If you look back at my posts, you will see that we largely agree on the origin of the doll itself - It is the beadwork that I find puzzling. If it is a Turkana doll that was made for sale, I don't see any reason it could not have traveled to South Africa and been redecorated there. If you know of examples of a Turkana doll dressed like this one, or of Turkana beaded cloth bags, I would be happy to see them.[/QUOTE]
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