Fertility doll "akua ba" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041137
sold
EUR 200
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, black patina, characteristic form with disc-shaped head, the neck carved with rings which corresponds to the Akans ideal of beauty, ornamental decor at the back of the head, cheek scarifications, drilled holes for attachment of ornament, slightly dam., minor missing part, abrasion of paint
The object Fertility doll “akua ba” with the object ID 3041137 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 238 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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