Zemanek-Münster

Fertility doll

Ghana, Fante
sold EUR 2,800
Provenance
Billy Pearson, La Jolla, USA
James Willis, San Francisco, USA
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, slightly encrusted middle brown patina, strings of glass beads, coiffure of real hair, characteristic form, incised geometrical ornaments backside, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage at the back, on base;
these figures were used to be carried by young women in order to get pregnant and give birth to a healthy and beautiful child.


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