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Fertility doll "akua ba" - Ghana, Fante

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Fine Akuaba Fertility Doll, Southern Ghana: Ashanti people, wood fertility doll, 20th century. Incredibly detailed and preserved this beautiful fertility doll includes several glass bead necklaces in varying colors from red, yellow, blues and g

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Large AkuAba Fertility Doll, Ashanti Style, Ghana.: Large AkuAba Fertility Doll, Ashanti Style, Ghana. Copy. Size 19 3/8 inches high. Ex. Scott & Stuart Gentling Collection, acquired prior to 1980.

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Carved Wooden Fertility Doll, Akuaba: Carved Wooden Fertility Doll. Measures approx. 8 x 3 inches. Akuaba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas. The best known akuaba are those of the Fanti people, Fanti D

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Carved Wooden Fertility Doll Akuaba: Carved Wooden Fertility Doll. Measures approx. 12.5 x 3.5 inches. Missing part of wooden foot. Akuaba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas. The best known akuaba are

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Ashanti akua'ba fertility doll: Ashanti akua'ba fertility doll, 19th/20th c., Ghana, carved wood, strung beads, later enameled steel stand, accompanied by gallery letter of authentication dated 1966, 15"h x 6"w Provenance: Furman Ga

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Vintage African Statue Ashanti Wooden Carved Doll: Vintage African Statue Ashanti or Asante "Akua'ba" Wooden Fertility Doll From Ghana. Measures 18 1/4" tall. Condition: Good

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A Fante Fertility Figure, "akua'ba": Figur, "akuaba" Fante, Ghana Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Glasperlen. H 26 cm. Provenienz: - Michael von Schenck (1931), Basel. 1980-1983 Botschafter in Ghana. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Tessin.

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Carved Wooden Fertility Doll: Carved Wooden Fertility Doll. Measures approx. 19 x 4.75 inches. Minor wear. Akua'ba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas. The best known akua'ba are those of the Fan

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Description

light brown wood, of characteristic form, facial features and scarification marks in pokerwork design, collection number "H1585" on the backside, min. dam., crack, base
H: 33,5 cm, H: 13,2 inch, early 20th century
Provenance:
New England Museum (Inv. No. "H1585")
Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USA
Expertise:
Feranandez Leventhal Gallery, New York, Inv. #5151, 8 July 2004
Lit.: Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 38
Continent: Africa

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Fertility doll "akua ba" - Ghana, Fante

Name: Fertility doll \"akua ba\" - Ghana, Fante
SKU: 45344960
Price: 700 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €300 - €600

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