Namji Doll - Fat 22cm - Orange Extreme Size: 60cm × 60cm

Size: 60cm × 60cm

The chosen work focuses on Andile's signature scarification style reflecting the Xhosa tradition of cutting or marking skin – hence the name "Bhaca"

We will however provide other beautiful plants we use often in these popular egg vessels

it is then pounded soft in a mortar

as opposed to the gorilla-form "gon" mask

Namji Doll - Fat 22cm - Orange Extreme Size: 60cm × 60cmNamchi 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