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Akua
ba Ritual Fertility Doll
$1,644.58
£1,221.19
€1,375
CA$2,259.41
A$2,456.43
CHF 1,302.40
MX$29,446.42
NOK 16,552.89
SEK 15,164.70
DKK 10,481.91
About the Item
Carved wood Akuaba, sometimes known as an Ashanti doll or a Fanti doll.
Untouched condition with a beautiful natural age-related patina.
Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas.
from Ghana, 1930-1940.
Disk-headed akuaba figures remain one of the most recognizable forms in African art and were important fertility aids among Akan-speakers in Ghana in the past. They depict an abstracted female form in wood and were created by male carvers. When a woman wants to have a child, she will have an Akua Ba statuette made and placed on a specific altar. Some time later, she will take this figure again and take care of it like a newborn baby.
- Dimensions:Height: 13.78 in (35 cm)Width: 5.12 in (13 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
- Style:Tribal (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1930 -1940 s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Kastrup, DK
- Reference Number:Seller: 1056791stDibs: LU1007438500672
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