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<p>[QUOTE="Brian Warshaw, post: 9738105, member: 16674"]These were lying around on a chest of draws in my only relatively close-by charity shop, and although they had obviously been mutilated, decided I wanted them. I’ve never seen or handled any of these dolls before, and the price wouldn’t break the bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are a simple design, so were they made for poor Ghanaian maidens? Are they made for the tourist trade? Forgeries made at the back of the charity shop, or just a typical traditional design?</p><p><br /></p><p>Why would the arms have been mutilated? What do members think?</p><p><br /></p><p>Height: 28.5cm 30cm</p><p>Head length 15cm 15cm</p><p>Head width 11cm 11cm</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475578[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475580[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475582[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475583[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475584[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475585[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475588[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475589[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brian Warshaw, post: 9738105, member: 16674"]These were lying around on a chest of draws in my only relatively close-by charity shop, and although they had obviously been mutilated, decided I wanted them. I’ve never seen or handled any of these dolls before, and the price wouldn’t break the bank. They are a simple design, so were they made for poor Ghanaian maidens? Are they made for the tourist trade? Forgeries made at the back of the charity shop, or just a typical traditional design? Why would the arms have been mutilated? What do members think? Height: 28.5cm 30cm Head length 15cm 15cm Head width 11cm 11cm Thank you. [ATTACH=full]475578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475582[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475583[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475584[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475589[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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