Pom Pom Shell Mobile

Among the Nguni people the Sangoma is an important specialist, a diviner who claims contact with the ancestral spirits. It is believed that she reveals the will of the spirits. The Sangoma is revered as the protector of society and her opinion and judgement are highly valued.

11 cm h

Boy and Girl Peruivan Doll in traditional clothes.

Girl doll dressed in typical Equadorian costume.

Size 20 cm

Fertility is of major importance to the Ndebele people. A fertility doll is made ( in secret) for the bride by the maternal Grandmother and is ritually presented to her when she enters her new hut after the wedding ceremony.Custom has it that, after the birth of the third child, the fertility doll must be given away, or destroyed,because it is considered unlucky to keep it any longer.

Colours Vary!

The Tshwaranang-B Co-Op group of pensioner ladies get together to chat, offer each other support, and most importantly to make things.

They create the wonderful “Goodwill Dolls” which show the traditional dress from various tribal groups in South Africa.
Each doll comes with a tag saying who has made their lovely doll, and the tribe it represents.

The sale of these gorgeous dolls adds important income to these grandmothers, who are usually raising their grandchildren, with the numbers involved steadily growing in the township of Soweto Sth Africa.

Size Aprox 25-30 cm

Among the Nguni people the Sangoma is an important specialist, a diviner who claims contact with the ancestral spirits. It is believed that she reveals the will of the spirits. The Sangoma is revered as the protector of society and her opinion and judgement are highly valued.

14cm H