Early 19th CENT~Mother~Daughter~FERTILITY~Dolls~MUSEUM AFRICAN~TANZANIA~FIGURINES~KILIMANJARO~Scarce~ITEMS Start Price USD 800.00 Current Price USD 800.00 Time Left 13 days 20 hours 52 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 24, 2008 End Time Thursday, January 22, 2009 Location Maine See more about 'Early 19th CENT~Mother~Daughter~FERTILITY~Dolls~MUSEUM' Description Very rare and very old; early 19th century, possibly late 18th century, set of two fertility figurines; mother and her daughter. Very primitive and fantastic. Origin is Tanzania near Kilimanjaro, Arusha. Made with hand cut trade beads. Mother has leather hide hair and daughter has rafia hair with leather hide covering her back. Some of these figurines can be seen in museums where the daughters are strapped to the mother around her belly; harder to find them seperate like this pair. Wonderful patina, excellent condition. Quite amazing condition for its age; no chips, except one on the side nose of the mother. I show many closeups and photos for you to view. Measures: Mother: 12 1/2" high. 3" wide from shoulder to shoulder across. Daughter is 7" high from top of her roped her which is standing. About 2 1/2" across her shoulders. Please view my store for more anthropological antiques; my husband and I both hold theological and anthrpological Masters degrees from Harvard Univeristy. Lifetime Authenticity is guaranteed!! Don't forget, antiques are not only a treasure to enjoy, they are also a safer way to invest than banks or Wall street:) Shipping: calculate Please submit payment within 4 days of the end of auction. We will combine shipping for auctions ending within 4 days. Please note that insurance is optional but recommneded and that seller will not be responsible for loss on uninusred items. We hold all personal checks for ten days to clear. Please contact us for International shipping rates. Place a Bid!