Fertility doll "akua ba" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3038075

Description

light brown wood, typical form and facial features, incised ornaments on the back, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, small missing parts, base;
the legend goes that a childless woman, called “akua”, asked a sorcerer for help. He recommended her to order the carving of a wooden child. “Akua” followed his advice and always carried the doll around with her. It was called “akua ba” which means no more than “Akuas child”. Finally she gave birth to a beautiful daughter".

The object Fertility doll “akua ba” with the object ID 3038075 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 229 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300.

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