Decorative Figures of Doctor, Lawyer, Woman

• Country: Ivory Coast
• Source: Collected South Africa 2009
• Size (cm): 57
• Material: Wood, paint

Coloninisation Figures. Common painted wood carving of days gone by this carving represents a French Colonial figure. When colonialists first came to Africa from Europe many young girls would keep dolls such as this so that their own children might be as prosperous as the new visitors.