Fertility doll "akua ba" ·  Ghana, Fante · ID: 3042014

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, kaolin, three strings of glass beads, surmounted by a pair of horns, plaits and cobweb-like emblem at the back of the head, slightly dam. (right horntip), traces of insect caused damage (right leg, left arm, neck), 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 3042014 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 241 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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