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In Cameroon, when a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll (ham pilu) from wood and decorates it with hair, beads, and other small objects.
He then gives it to his fiancee, who wears it in a baby carrier on her back.
The doll is a symbol of their marriage commitment and represents their future child.
The man gives the doll the gender that he desires for his first-born.
The young woman cares for the figure until the promised child is born; at this point, the couple carefully stores the doll away.
ISN'T S/HE A DOLL, PLAY AND RITUAL IN AFRICAN SCULPTURE (1996)
by Elisabeth Cameron
Wood, pearls, leather and cotton thread.
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The humble pay for the mistakes of their betters. 
