Ewe Wood Doll

Slender standing figure, honey-brown, with a pointed crest and hands curled at its sides.

This carved wood doll is Ewe, from West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Among many peoples of West Africa, carved wooden dolls are generally made as figures for children or as objects with social and ceremonial meaning. Upright carved figure with a tall, domed coiffure, rounded face and pendulous breasts. The arms hang straight with closed fists, and the dark feet are rounded. The surface is smooth, warm tan, with a thin line at one wrist. It is 4.5 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 9.5 high.

Calm, upright and not one bit rushed.