Zemanek-Münster

Fertility doll "akua ba"

Ghana, Ashanti
sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland
Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch

Description

light wood, black paint, extraordinary type: a ball-shaped, arm- and legless body, long neck adorned with glass bead and fabric necklaces, surmounted by a flattened head with pointed chin, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, acrylic base


Publications

Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 36

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