Fertility doll · Ghana, Fante · ID: 3036119
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, GermanySize
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
light brown wood, kaolin, strings of glass beads, characteristic form, incised geometrical ornaments backside, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Fertility doll with the object ID 3036119 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 416 achieved a sales price of EUR 300 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Dagan, Esther A., African Dolls for play and magic, Montreal 1990, p. 77