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African 20 Fertility Dolls & Other Bust Figures.

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Akuaba Ashnati Fertility Doll figure - Ghana - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Akuaba Ashnati Fertility Doll figure - Ghana - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Ghana Dimension: 10,24 Inch Materials: Wood Weight: 0,33 Pounds Item type: Fi

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African Ashanti Akuaba Doll / Fertility Figure: African Carved Ashanti Akuaba Doll / Fertility Figure. This item cannot e=be exported from Canada. Figure measures 5.5 inches H, 7 H with wood base.

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African Zaramo Mwana Hiti Figures, Tanzania, 2: Two African Zaramo Mwana Hiti carved wood fertility dolls / figures, Tanzania. Larger: 7.75" H x 2" diameter.

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Burkina Faso African Carved Wood Mossi Biiga African Fertility Doll Tribal Statue: Ca. mid 20thC. Very good with age appropriate patina surface wear and with tiny spots of wood loss. Mossi figure with a large narrow crested head; long neck; no arms. Bamana or Malinke . Ex-Nooter col

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Decorative African Akuaba 16 IN Fertility Figure: African Akuaba Fertility Doll measures 16.5 in. tall. Owner notes states Ashanti Tribe Ghana, Africa, purchased there in 1977. Note felt has been adhered to bottom of stand. If lot is absent of a cond

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African Namji Doll. 20th century. Hand-carved solid: African Namji Doll. 20th century. Hand-carved solid pine fertility figure with original beadwork and adorned with shells and feathers. Height 11”. Wear to beads. The Namji tribe of Cameroon has

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2 African Baule Fertility Figures, Ivory Coast: 2 African Baule Fertility Figures, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. Largest Size: 14.5" x 2.5" x 2.75", 37 x 6 x 7 cm (figure); 2.5" x 3" x 3", 6 x 8 x 8 cm (base).

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Two Carved Hardwood African Fertility Figures: 20th C. 16"h

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Two Carved Ashanti African Fertility Dolls: Two Carved Ashanti African Fertility Dolls. Larger Approximately 18.625 x 7.875 2.0625 in. Smaller Approximately 11.875 x 4.625 x 1.75 in.

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2 Carved Wooden African Fertility Figures: Set of 2 carved wooden African female fertility figures with large rounded forehead and outstretched arms Approximately 14 inches tall Moderate wearing to figures. Carved wooden decor, wooden decor, A

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2 antique hand carved African fertility figures - 10: 2 antique hand carved African fertility figures - 10 1/4" & 7" tall

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Extremely Large African Fertility Figure, Possibly Dogon: Extremely Large African Fertility Figure, Possibly Dogon. 40.375H x 10.5W x 10.625D in.

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African Fertility Figure: Large African Hand Carved Fertility Figure / Idol. Measures 39+-3/4" x 9-1/2" x 10-1/2". Condition: Splits, cracks, surface rubbing otherwise good condition. Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00 Domestic Shipp

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African Wood Dogon Fertility Figure: African carved wood Dogon fertility figure with custom stand; some wear, some splitting to wood, some losses; H 19 3/4" x W 4 1/8" x D 4 1/2" (approx.)Provenance: Dr. Peter T. Furst (1922-2015) collec

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Carved African Fertility Figure: Carved African Fertility Figure with Tribal Paint inGD Cond. - 31"H x 6"W x 1 1/2"D

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African Fertility Figure: 20th century AD. A carved Yoruba wooden female figure with hands clutching two pointed breasts; face with incised eyes, mouth and lines to the cheeks; headpiece with projecting central section; below

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African 20 Fertility Dolls & Other Bust Figures.

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African 20 Fertility Dolls & Other Bust Figures.
c. 20th century. Yaruba, Congolese, Mangbetu, Zaire, Liberia, Ivory Coast, East Africa, Ashanti, Ghana. Carved wood, ebony, clay. All in good condition. Average size is 12"h. Provenance: The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart Museum. Akuaba (Akua ‘mma) fertility dolls. "Fertility dolls were carried by young girls to influence their unborn children. Most of these dolls have vestigial arms, but armlessness per se is not in itself unusual in African figures"(pg 40 & pg 62 Afro American Art & Craft By Chase. Yellow Figure top row far right is an Ancestor figure Resembles Bakota (African) funerary figure, as seen in Ladislas Segy's African Sculpture (New York: Dover Pub., 1958). Est. $1,000-2,000. Ship: $200

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African 20 Fertility Dolls & Other Bust Figures.

Name: African 20 Fertility Dolls & Other Bust Figures.
SKU: 56845442
Price: 1200 USD
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