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This is a hand-carved wooden Akuaba doll. These statues are significant in the culture of the Ashanti people of Ghana.
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This is a hand-carved wooden Akuaba doll. These statues are significant in the culture of the Ashanti people of Ghana.
They are traditionally associated with fertility and good luck, carried by women on their backs and believed it to bring pregnancy and a healthy childbirth. The Ashanti women would dress up the embryo appearing figure with clothes and adorn with jewelry as role teaching. Great collector's piece with deep symbolism. From my research, this piece appears to be unique, in that the central feminine has young ones clinging to the lower portion of the sculpture
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D.P.
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- Dimensions
- 10ʺW × 4ʺD × 28ʺH
- Styles
- African
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- Ghana
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Ebony
- Condition Notes
- The piece shows appropriate wear comiserate with age The piece shows appropriate wear comiserate with age less
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