Fertility doll "akua ba" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041836
sold
EUR 1,600
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
brown wood, remains of black paint, unusually carved with legs, characteristic features: neckrings and disc-shaped head with compressed facial plane, min. dam., missing parts (heels), slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Fertility doll “akua ba” with the object ID 3041836 was part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction on March 4, 2017. The object with the lot number 239 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 38