A suitor will give one to a young woman he'd like to marry. A young woman is given one to take care of, she names the doll and takes care of it then her first born child is named after the doll.
You can purchase a sweet beaded fertility doll from their website.
(Photo credit: All photos courtesy of Fertility Dolls dot net).
The colors are stunning, don't you think?
4 comments:
Isn't that a great doll? The bead work is fantastic!
These are wonderful. And what a lovely tradition.
The Zulu's give 'love letters' (made from a piece of woven seed beads) to their loved one.
Here is some info on it: http://www.marques.co.za/clients/zulu/bead.htm
Diana
These are beautiful, and what intricate work! Their tradition is also beautiful. Being Polish and growing up with some knowledge of our family's and nationality's traditions, i always had a yearning to know more, and i think other cultures traditions are very interesting. It does make me sad that a lot of younger people have no interest in their heritage.
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