Beaded Ndebele dolls were made for adolescent girls either by their mothers or by the girls themselves. This Ndebele doll sports eight beaded rings on a phallic torso, with twelve others strung along connecting arms, similar to the two ladies below.
These pictures were likely taken during the 1960's and would have been commissioned by the girls to send to their boyfriends who lived in the urban areas. Each girl holds a related doll.