Namchi Wood Fertility Doll, Based

She is mostly skirt and shoulders, and entirely about color.

This Namchi fertility doll of Cameroon, Central Africa, is made of wood, glass beads and cowrie shells and dates to the 20th century. Namchi dolls are often linked with fertility and with the care of young girls, who may carry them. The wooden figure has slim arms and a small, rounded head ringed with white beads. A yellow beaded skirt flares at the hips, with an orange and blue shoulder cape above it. A bundle of leather strands trails along one side. Bare wooden legs end at a black metal stand.

About 14 inches tall. Small, bright and impossible to overlook.