Zemanek-Münster

Fertility doll "akua ba"

Ghana, Fante
sold EUR 700
Provenance
New England Museum (Inv. No. “H1585”)
Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USA
Size
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch

Description

light brown wood, of characteristic form, facial features and scarification marks in pokerwork design, collection number “H1585” on the backside, min. dam., crack, base


Expertise

Feranandez Leventhal Gallery, New York, Inv. #5151, 8 July 2004

Comparing literature

Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 38

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