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CARVED WOOD (ASHANTI) FERTILITY DOLL AKUA'BA

Offered by: Milord Antiques

Description
Carved Wood (Ashanti) Fetility Doll Akua'ba They are consecrated by priests and carried by women who hope to conceive a child. her name akua ba comes from the Akan legend of a woman named Akua who was barren, but like all Akan women, she desired most of all to bear children. She consulted a priest who instructed her to commission the carving of a small wooden child and to carry the surrogate child on her back as if it were real Ghana, 20th century

width
6.5 in.
height
15.5 in.
depth
2.5 in.
Circa 20e siècle

More Information

Period:	1980-1999
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Tribal, American Indian, Folk Art
200 Lex Booth #:	30
Incollect Reference #:	581593

Dimensions

W.	6.5 in;	H.	15.5 in;	D.	2.5 in;
W.	16.51 cm;	H.	39.37 cm;	D.	6.35 cm;

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