20th Century Wooden Ashanti Akua'Ba Fertility Doll

Item Details

Ashanti (Ghana)
Untitled
Wooden doll
Unsigned

A 20th century wooden Ashanti akua’ba fertility doll from Ghana. This doll features geometric, idealized disk-like face and rings to the neck. Young women would carry these dolls with them in hopes of conceiving a healthy, beautiful child. Similar akua’ba can be seen in the Quai Branly Museum in Paris.

Condition

- inclusions to wood; dust and debris; scratches, dents, and abrasions to surface.

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Item #

18DCC632-043