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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3702717, member: 8267"]I agree the doll itself looks Turkana. The hairstyle is more like a Turkana woman, rather than a man's style. But the beadwork does not look Turkana, but more characteristic of South Africa. That is why I thought he/she might be some sort of marriage.</p><p><img src="https://www.hamillgallery.com/TURKANA/TurkanaDolls/TurkanaDoll01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/TURKANA/TurkanaDolls/TurkanaDoll01.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/TURKANA/TurkanaDolls/TurkanaDoll01.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.hamillgallery.com/TURKANA/TurkanaDolls/TurkanaDoll01.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A Turkana woman, with the hairstyle of shaved sides and hair on top:</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/bb/d9/d2bbd9b1357a6c9cc5676f1184b28a33.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After looking at more examples I am leaning more toward Zulu style beadwork (rather than Ndebele). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a traditional Zulu necklace:</p><p><img src="https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/images/Traditional-Zulu-woman-necklaces.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-beadwork/traditional-zulu-necklace.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-beadwork/traditional-zulu-necklace.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-beadwork/traditional-zulu-necklace.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some Zulu bags:</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/63/3e/dd/633edd06c890aa9742e5f9919f09776c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=90.2%2F+7872+F" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=90.2%2F+7872+F" rel="nofollow">https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=90.2/+7872+F</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/dd/e7/65/dde765908d2077305674be8ee47da788.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://za.pinterest.com/pin/426223552218796551/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://za.pinterest.com/pin/426223552218796551/" rel="nofollow">https://za.pinterest.com/pin/426223552218796551/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3702717, member: 8267"]I agree the doll itself looks Turkana. The hairstyle is more like a Turkana woman, rather than a man's style. But the beadwork does not look Turkana, but more characteristic of South Africa. That is why I thought he/she might be some sort of marriage. [IMG]https://www.hamillgallery.com/TURKANA/TurkanaDolls/TurkanaDoll01.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://www.hamillgallery.com/TURKANA/TurkanaDolls/TurkanaDoll01.html[/URL] A Turkana woman, with the hairstyle of shaved sides and hair on top: [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/bb/d9/d2bbd9b1357a6c9cc5676f1184b28a33.jpg[/IMG] After looking at more examples I am leaning more toward Zulu style beadwork (rather than Ndebele). Here is a traditional Zulu necklace: [IMG]https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/images/Traditional-Zulu-woman-necklaces.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-beadwork/traditional-zulu-necklace.html[/URL] Here are some Zulu bags: [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/236x/63/3e/dd/633edd06c890aa9742e5f9919f09776c.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=90.2%2F+7872+F[/URL] [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/236x/dd/e7/65/dde765908d2077305674be8ee47da788.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://za.pinterest.com/pin/426223552218796551/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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